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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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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. I won’t rehash our entire health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS, so to start from the beginning, read: Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance.

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Christmas Savings Club | November 2019

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Today is the final meeting of the 2019 Christmas Savings Club! . On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I held 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. My monthly savings goal was $100. Share in the comments.

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Christmas Savings Club | October 2019

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Welcome to the 2019 Christmas Savings Club. 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. The post Christmas Savings Club | October 2019 appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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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. auto insurance. life insurance.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

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Homeowners insurance in Iowa is also below the national average. A Census Bureau report last year found that from 2015 to 2019, only about 6.2 We calculated crime using the rates of property crimes and violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants for each state from the FBI’s 2019 Crime in the United States report. The state ranks No.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe. After paying off our last non-mortgage debt in September 2019, we updated our Debt Freedom Plan.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. When that loan was paid off, we put that full amount towards the third loan and this continued until September 2019. Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance. We drive older cars.

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