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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. Start college funds for our two girls. 2017 Update.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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We dramatically reduced our spending by cutting our cable TV and landline , shopping thrifty, eating out less often , and lowering our grocery bill. Build up our Emergency Funds to 3-6 months of expenses. Start college funds for both girls. We made a lot of changes since 2013. We bought our home in 2001.

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