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Create your debt freedom plan

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Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. We also didn’t feel comfortable with Dave’s suggestion of a $1000 starter emergency fund, which is his step #1. At times the plan felt intimidating, but it also changed the direction of our finances.

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Our Debt Freedom Plan | Marriage & Money

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Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that they must be seen as one. I’m sharing our plan with you because the direction of our finances has changed. Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Our Debt Freedom Plan.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. We have found after 16+ years of marriage that if we do not communicate regularly about our finances, we tend to over-spend, argue, make assumptions, and become complacent.