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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. My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

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How are you doing with the financial goals you made for 2023? Unfortunately, many people abandon their New Year’s goals by mid-January and everything goes downhill from there. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, but rather to find creative ways to get through the month without unnecessary spending.

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Frugal February

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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. The goal of Frugal February is NOT to feel deprived, .

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to make either activity enjoyable, I’ll share my secrets. It cooks up a flat, crunchy cookie, provided you follow the baking times. Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them. Cooking to Financial Success Andi B.

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Things to Do When You are Unplugged

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At the beginning of the year I set a goal for myself to have one hour of unplugged time each evening to enjoy offline and tech-free activities. This goal specifically was meant to foster more one-on-one time with my then fiancé (now husband!!), There are a surprising amount of activities you can do, completely technology free.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably recently, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. I cooked it in my Instant Pot (look for the directions on Monday 10/23/17), and used the meat for Tuesday night’s dinner. garden salad.

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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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One thing that I didn’t want to do much of on our date week was COOK, but I didn’t want blow our budget. It was a week spent together without having to worry about getting our kids from one activity to the other. We talked about our 2018 financial goals back in late December, but we didn’t look past the current year.