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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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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals. Every home has different short-term financial goals.

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The High Price of Excuses, Justification, and Avoidance.

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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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Chit Chat: 06.17.18

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Some of my finds: Red ladies’ size 9 red Converse for $2.50 – These retail for about $40 and this pair was hardly worn and will fit my oldest daughter. The topic came to me when I realized that my husband and I haven’t really talked about our future financial goals in awhile.

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Four Weekend Activities that will Rock Your Financial World

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Start with the simple, unemotional money topics and grow your conversations over time. Communicating about money continues to be one of the hardest conversations to have. As the family grows used to these short financial discussions, you could move them along into longer ones, eventually turning them into a family meeting.

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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. Write down your goals and make them visible.

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How to Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Habits

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Conversely, when you surround yourself with people who continue to engage in short-term “ease” thinking and subsequent unhealthy lifestyle choices, it’s much more difficult to chart your own course. Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple How to Change Bad Habits to Maintain Healthy Ones Guide to Laddering.

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