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

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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2012 Financial Goals

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The kids were in the back seat watching a movie and we were in the front seat reviewing 2011 and strategizing for the upcoming year. We talked through some issues and opportunities for our business and our personal, family, and financial goals. Our 2012 Financial Goals. What financial goals did you make for 2012?

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For Better Savings: Use Sub Accounts to Differentiate Your Goals

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It’s fun to watch your account grow, but at the same time, if you have different goals for the money, having everything in one account can be problematic, since you aren’t able to identify which money is earmarked for a specific goal. I do this with my emergency fund. Break Out Your Objectives.

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Make Money Your Hobby

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Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. How to Start. Money stopped being a burden and became a hobby, something I enjoyed and thrived on- literally. I wonder what would happen if more people adopted the money hobby.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Watch out! , Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. ” So are you ready to start a budget?

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. My grocery strategies: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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