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Our 2019 Financial Goal

Family Balance Sheet

In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018. Our 2018 Financial Goals: Finish our Will. Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. It was routine for us. 1 – DONE!!

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2019 Christmas Savings Club

Family Balance Sheet

How did you do with your Christmas spending in 2018? Did you use cash or put your purchases on a credit card? It’s so easy to get caught up in all of the bargains that stores throw at us in November and December. Now start creating a budget based on what you spent in 2018. Did you over spend? Add up the total.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. I think I started reading FG regularly in 2018 or 2019. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. homemade bagels!

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

Did you make 2018 financial goals ? Our 2 Main Financial Goals for 2018: 1 – Finish the will. Shame on us for dragging our feet on this for too long. 2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. This will take us most of the year.

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Christmas Savings Club | August September 2019

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I will hold a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. My monthly goal is $100.

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Christmas Savings Club | October 2019

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I will hold a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. This should cover my tentative 2019 Christmas budget that I based on what we spent in 2018. My monthly goal is $100.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. After 20 years, I switched from Quicken software to You Need a Budget (YNAB) software in 2018 for our household. While our setup has helped us achieve many of our financial goals, we have made many mistakes over the years.

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