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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. What are your financial goals for 2018 and beyond?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) We knew it would be a balancing act, so we were working on saving money long before the wedding. Guess what!

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt. We loosely based our plan on Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps, but modified them to address our needs and lifestyle. Our 2019 Financial Goal. We can now move on to other financial goals.

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For Better Savings: Use Sub Accounts to Differentiate Your Goals

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Chances are that you are saving for different purposes. You might be saving up for a vacation, while at the same time building up your emergency fund and creating a fund for car maintenance and repairs. Take a look at your financial goals, and create sub accounts that allow you to focus on these different objectives.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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At the time I had a 1 1/2 year old and another baby on the way. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. When the budget is already tight, there are only so many ways to save money. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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

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We followed Dave Ramsey’s baby steps. We have led 7 sessions of Financial Peace University mostly to keep ourselves motivated. We sold our house so now we are on Baby Step 4! What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out.

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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. Overwhelmed with everything, I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan based on Dave Ramey’s 7 Baby Step strategy but tailored to our lifestyle. My grocery strategies: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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