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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. Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.

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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. Save $$$ Home Emergency Fund – Dave suggests to start at $1000, but being self-employed, ours is much higher, but it is not quite 3-6 months of expenses. Cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO HAWAII.

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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. They took it one step at a time though, first by building up emergency funds as quickly as possible, then by paying off the credit cards and committing to no new debt.