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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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Today at age 50+, I still optimize our cash flow, but my focus is shifting towards saving with our daughters’ future education costs, building our net worth, and planning for our retirement years. Create our family’s financial goals and Debt Freedom Plan. Thank you, Susan! Has it been smooth sailing?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals.

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

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The income from my extra jobs went straight to debt payments, and my regular day job paid the bills, while enabling me to build up a small amount of savings. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together. What are your financial goals now?

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Meet Jackie. She and Her Husband Paid off $147,000 in Debt | Debt Free Stories

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I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now? Thanks for interviewing me!

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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. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. In 2020, we still use and are thankful for Medi-share.

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Meet Doug & Laura. They Paid off $23,000 in 16 Months. | Debt Free Stories

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What are your financial goals now? As my high school football coach always said, “Day to day intensity, week to week consistency, builds champions!” Thank you, Doug, for being so honest with your debt free story. We just went on our first vacation together since our honeymoon. A 20% down payment for a house.

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