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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them. Once your financial goals and costs are set, now you add in your income and expenses. Cooking to Financial Success Andi B. Do you want to take a two week trip to Venice?

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My Personal Goals for 2018

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Time is a commodity that you don’t get back, and I need to make the most of it while my kids are still young and at home. These are just my personal goals. I’ll update you on my family’s financial goals for 2018 in another post. My motivation: To get back to top physical shape. 6) Family night.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. What are your financial goals now? Who could you give money to?

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

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My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. Hot Work at Home Jobs for 2015 | Holly Hanna @ The Work at Home Woman. 5 Ways Busy Moms Can Get Motivated to Work Out | Diane Nassy @ philZENdia. A New Year, A New You | Sharon Rowe @ How to Get Organized at Home.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. What are your financial goals now? We sold EVERYTHING! We used up what we had.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I got tired of being left at home because I had a day job, so now we get to travel together and create our own adventures. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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