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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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Restaurants. We will cut back, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat out at all this year. I’ll do my best to follow my own advice, 10 Ways to Save When Eating Out , and we will bring snacks, bag lunches, and drinks whenever we can to save money. What’s your financial goal for 2016?

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Restaurants. Some of our favorite campgrounds:

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are your financial goals now? Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free?

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Find Out How Ruth and Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage

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We also stopped eating out and even went on regular spending freezes. Stop eating out. We went out for a really nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. What are your financial goals now? We started making a monthly cash budget and paying with cash instead of credit or debit cards.

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

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This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits. We did cut back on eating out quite a bit and we are people that LOVE to try new foods. What are your financial goals now? I took on a babysitting job for about 8-9 hours a week.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

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Drinking water when you eat out. We eat steak all year long (for a fairly good price). And we order chicken when we eat out (because steak in restaurants isn’t as good as Drew’s grilling). Underbuying things that are temporary, lose value, and to test out. What are your financial goals now?

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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As my kids have grown, I have expanded my work hours at our office and by the end of the week, I’m too cooked to cook , so take out it is! However, there are ways to put a good meal on the table without relying on restaurants for saving your sanity. Related Reading: Make meal planning a priority. Try freezer cooking.