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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week I as your host have chosen the theme of “November” and here is why. November to many of us means nothing more than turning on the heat, finishing the yard work, and beginning our hibernation from the cold. Here are some cool things that happen in November. On November 18, 1883, standard time began in the United States.

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#SavingsPledge: Setting Smart Financial Goals

Saving With Shellie

Today I thought I’d take a minute to go over some ideas to set smart financial goals. If you have ever taken a business class, you’ve learned about setting goals that follow the SMART acronym. I’d say my goal is very specific. Measurable. Attainable. Happy Saving!

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Have a Mindful March!

Family Balance Sheet

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. Track our cashflow.

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Create your debt freedom plan

Family Balance Sheet

Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. And as you’ll see below, we also added a few more steps that he probably wouldn’t suggest or approve of, but there’s a reason why this is called personal finance. DONE November 2019. A guiding light!

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Meet Aja. She & her husband Paid Off $110,000 in Debt

Family Balance Sheet

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Kelvin and I just celebrated 10 years of marriage last November. More diligence with finances brought in more income producing opportunities for us. We rarely argued about finances since we paid the decision to be debt free. I am the nerd.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances. We’re no spring chickens, so in November 2016, we started contributing again to our retirement.

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

Family Balance Sheet

Ryan is a high school math teacher and also officiates college basketball (November thru March). Basketball season is November through March, so we don’t see him often during these months, but luckily it’s just seasonal and the benefits are huge. Together, we made the goal of paying it off early though.

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