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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. …enter 2023 We have not one, but two teenage high school daughters. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter. My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break.

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Her

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Whether you’re shopping for your mother, your sister, your girlfriend, your wife, your daughter, or your boss, you’re probably hoping she’ll love the present you selected for her. The post 2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Her appeared first on Couponing 101. The special woman in your life deserves a special gift.

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

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T – time-based, tangible, In 2019, we paid off six figures of non-mortgage debts. Each January during that time, we would set a goal to pay off a certain dollar amount, and by January 1, 2019, we could see the end in sight and were able to pay off the final loan in September 2019.

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

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We received a $300 reimbursement from our Aflac supplemental policy for an injury my daughter sustained at volleyball in the fall. The backstory: In November 2019, my van was in need of new tires and I was debating on whether to get the new tires or start looking for a replacement vehicle. We earned $150 from our Upromise Mastercard.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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It took us years to pay it all off, but we achieved it in 2019. I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. For us, we valued camping and our daughters’ activities.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. When that loan was paid off, we put that full monthly amount towards the third loan and this continued until September 2019 when we made our last non-mortgage loan payment. It was a scary time for us. Our emergency fund.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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However, 2019 was the first year that I found a word that I could stand by. I adored my word and everything about what I was trying to achieve for 2019. By the end of 2019, I achieved one major bullet point and the others will continue to be a work in progress. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). 4 – Reduce my sweets.