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

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Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. We met with a financial planner and he gave us a specific plan to get out of debt with a specific amount of money to put toward debt each month. What are your financial goals now?

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. Communicating well and communicating often has made talking about. What are your financial goals now? First, we will save our six-month emergency fund. Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

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I think communication and being on the same page really helped out. What are your financial goals now? We are currently working towards fully funding our emergency fund. Luckily my husband is pretty easy going and wanted to get rid of the debt as much as I did.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Constant communication is so important. Once our kids are in school our goal will be to look into buying our dream home. What are your financial goals now? Make sure to have an emergency fund so you’re not put back into debt when something comes up. Also, reading Scripture helped a lot…it still does.

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