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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? It has gone on for generations.

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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

Penny Pinchin' Mom

So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times. You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom.

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Family Office Manager

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No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances. But with my corporate background and interest in personal finance, my husband and I agreed that I would handle all of the day-to-day financial tasks for our home. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan.

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Are Peer Loans Too Risky or the Way of the Future?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Credit is a tool in personal finance. Used properly, it can help you build your dream home and reach your financial goals. Understand the risks to peer loans and you may just find one of your best tools in personal finance. What You Need to Know About Student Loans Is Borrowing Money Ethical?

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Get your FREE Family Balance Sheet Excel Spreadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

I could talk all day about personal finance and money-saving strategies, but my husband, while very responsible with money, just doesn’t feel the same way. To keep the communication flowing, I created my very first Balance Sheet to give my husband a snapshot of our household and business finances.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. The point of the starter emergency fund is to get you through until you pay off your non-mortgage debts, at which point, you build a more extensive fund. We also had some building repairs that we needed to cash flow.

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