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What are YOUR Financial Goals? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Only you (and your spouse) can identify what’s important for your finances. S – specific.

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Friday Links – Win an iPad Mini Edition

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My friend Jackie over at The Debt Myth has created a Pay Off Debt App which I think is very cool. She has lived the journey of being sunken in debt and then freeing herself and now she is trying to help others do the same with her new app. Mike from Personal Finance Journey wants to know if coupons are worth it.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. It is a lot.

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How To Get A Business Loan In 6 Steps

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To find out whether your business can afford a loan, many lenders will use something called a debt service coverage ratio (DSCR). Bank relationship Relationships can make a big difference in managing your business finances and getting a loan. You want to use business profits to make repayments on the loan. Some lenders require both.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living? Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Who initiated the debt free goal? N/A (I was single then).

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt

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This savings can be directly applied towards your smaller debts such as credit and store cards in order to clear them more quickly. Trying to manage your finances and prioritize on paying off debt is impossible if you don’t keep a proper track of your income and outgoing’s.

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

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. 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. We work through these steps together.

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