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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals. Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan. Prior this plan, we had set goals, but never before had we been so specific with a step by step approach. Is it to pay off your house?

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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We participated in 2 library summer programs and they hosted movie nights, summer plays, visits from the local zoo, and other fun & educational activities for all ages. They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them.

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

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We met in college and currently both feel drawn toward higher education. While we currently live in Oregon, in a few weeks we will be moving to western New York to both start new careers in higher education. The first step in this diligence was paying off debt. What are your financial goals now?

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What Is A Personal Loan?

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Working to improve your credit score and reduce your debt-to-income ratio before applying can help get you the best loan terms. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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If you’ve created your balance sheet, you now have a list of all your debts. Next, make a list of your current needs , such as home repairs, medical needs, or educational needs. So often, we don’t dream about our financial goals, because we are so entrenched in our challenges. Paying off debt is not fun.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

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