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Money Matters: New Year's Spending Survey

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With the holiday season in full swing and inflation weighing on people’s finances, more than 75% of Americans expect to spend less on New Year’s plans compared to last year and 1 in 3 people are planning to make a finance-related New Year’s resolution for 2023, according to a new WalletHub survey , released today.

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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Our Debt Freedom Plan has been a long winding road. The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. To ease my anxiety about our new loans, we took the Financial Peace University home course and it changed how we thought about debt.

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3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas

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That merry time of year that is filled with faith, family, food, and a little bit shopping. The average American will spend about $700 on holiday purchases* and unfortunately many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. 3 Smart Steps to a Debt Free Christmas.

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3 Smart Steps to Pay Cash for Christmas

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That merry time of year that is filled with faith, family, food, and a little bit of shopping. Americans will spend about $900 on holiday purchases** and unfortunately, many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. Take these steps and have a Debt Free Christmas.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break. We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year. A few of our debt payoff trackers.

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5 Tips to Create a Holiday Budget

Saving Cents With Sense

Regardless of your income or gift giving needs, it is important to create a holiday budget from year to year. Creating a holiday budget can help you control your spending and make sure you get all of the items you need while staying out of debt or overspending. 5 Tips to Create a Holiday Budget.

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Take Control of YOUR Money in 2016

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And ready to rock the new year. For me the new year’s reality sets in the first Monday after the holiday. This year, we took a long break over the holidays to travel to see friends and family, so today has been a shock to my system. We have new financial goals for this year.

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