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2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update

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Updates on our Debt Freedom Plan over the years: Our Original Debt Freedom Plan – written in March 2014. Our 2019 Financial Goal. After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. Get the family involved.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals. Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself.

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

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Our plans for me to be a stay at home mom on one teacher salary. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. We purposefully waited to have kids (4 years) until we felt financially sound.

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