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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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Friday Links – School Update Edition

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Are you struggling to find motivation with your financial goals? Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving. If so, get Off Your Computer and Go Outside! as MMD at My Money Design thinks. If you are new to PET or haven’t gotten a chance to read all the articles in the past, here are few archives you might enjoy.

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

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She blogs about at Careful Cents where she helps creative freelancers and solopreneurs make a living from their craft. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. He leaves most of the financial goals up to me, but we make the decisions together.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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” To get through that time, we crafted our Debt Freedom Plan , based on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps, but tailored to meet our own needs and self-employed lifestyle. What are your financial goals for 2017 and beyond? Related reading: How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers).

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