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

Family Balance Sheet

Once the goals are set, they focus on one step at a time and communicating regularly. We have found after 16+ years of marriage that if we do not communicate regularly about our finances, we tend to over-spend, argue, make assumptions, and become complacent. Save for emergencies. Read: How to Build your Emergency Fund.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I am a big believer in communicating. If we all used less gas and walked more we would not only improve our financial picture but we will be healthier too. Specifically, how important emergency fund planning was for a couple with a veterinary emergency at their home.” The Best of The Rest. .”