Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2023
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. How will we make these goals? Get out the shovel!
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 11, 2019
In previous years, I would create a long list of financial goals, only to have little accomplished by the end of the December. I almost stopped writing goals down altogether. 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.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 9, 2021
Many years ago, my husband and I faced what we thought was an insurmountable hurdle– six figures of non-mortgage debts. Stressed out, we ventured into Dave Ramsey’s online Financial Peace University home course for help. Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 2, 2021
But 2019 was different. I wanted to reduce our non-mortgage debt, my clutter, my distractions, my impact on the environment, and my consumption of sweets. By the end of 2019, we nailed one major bullet point and I was on cloud nine. Read: A 2019 Recap. Read: My 2020 Financial Goals. My word was REDUCE.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 5, 2019
So will 2019 be any different for me? My word for 2019 is REDUCE. I want to reduce our debt by paying off our last non-mortgage loan. . Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 8, 2020
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. My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero.
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