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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. But after that, our goals were not as specific. Travel and vacations will always be a part of our budget.

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My Word for 2021

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But 2019 was different. By the end of 2019, we nailed one major bullet point and I was on cloud nine. Read: A 2019 Recap. After 2019, I had a lot of hope for finding a word for 2020 but struggled to find one that was meaningful to me. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals. 2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update.

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Frugal February

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One month down for 2019. How did you do with your financial goals in January? We have only one financial goal for 2019 and we made some progress in January. It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. If not, we’ll start saving in 2019.

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

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Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Take some time to review your yearly financial goals. SMART goals are: S – specific. T – time-based, tangible, In 2019, we paid off six figures of non-mortgage debts. Did you use the S.M.A.R.T. method when writing them?

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Number 4 was knocked out in 2019. We sent our very last payment to my husband’s student loan in September 2019, the same month I turned 50. We originally (and naively) estimated that we would be done by end of 2016, however, 2016 was not been kind to us, and we moved this goal into 2017. Update: DONE Sept 2019!!

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Have a Mindful March!

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We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. 2 – Track your cashflow.

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