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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? with their goals. These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income. She hit that goal in September 2016. Getting Started.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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We paid our bills on time, never carried credit card debt from month to month, but in that moment we could not pay our bills. Sitting down with my husband to discuss our situation was one of the hardest conversations I have ever had in our marriage, but I felt so much relief getting it off my chest.

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The High Price of Excuses, Justification, and Avoidance.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last week I was having a conversation with an acquaintance who just moved to Central Park Towers, a luxury building right on Central Park West in Manhattan, i.e. my dream location… if I had a million dollars. Considering that she too is an unemployed actress, and we were having this conversation at an audition, I asked about cost.

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Leveraging Business Loans In Family-Owned Enterprises

Koupon Karen

Merchant Cash Advances: These provide an advance against future credit card sales. For example, if expanding into a new market, this goal dictates your borrowing needs. Conversely, for ongoing expenses, a line of credit provides flexible access to funds.

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Marriage and Money: 5 Tips To Reduce the Money Arguments

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Make Clear Financial Goals {Together}. Take some time to discuss your family and marriage's financial goals. I have found that there is less tension when we are both on the same page with our goals, but you need to take the time to discuss those goals together. Do you want to eliminate your credit card debt?

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5 Lessons Learned When Our Finances Went Awry

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We carried no credit card debt and we contributed to our retirement. One of the hardest conversations I have had with my husband was when I told him that I didn’t know how we would pay our bills that month. Read my other Women Inspired posts here: A Goal without a Plan is just a Wish. photo credit.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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