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My Word for 2019

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Our main financial goal is to pay off our last non-mortgage loan. It was a goal in 2018, but high medical bills and other financial challenges hindered our progress. The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. In 2019, I chose a word that encapsulated our financial goal for the year and other habits that I wanted to work on. We knocked this out of the park. Moving on to 2020!