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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I’d like 2018 to be the year that we clean out our clutter. I’ll apply that money to the debt. We will need to cut back on dining out, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat at restaurants this year.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

As God is my witness, it WILL be the year that we pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt. That was the month I didn’t know if we had enough funds to cover our expenses. At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. Apply any Found Money to Debt.

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Financial Success: It’s Not Always About Your Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I were graduate students with loans and credit card debt, and we were certain that a higher income would solve all of our problems. We both like to eat out. When I was younger, I used to think that a higher income was the solution to most of my financial issues. However, this isn’t always the case.