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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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Choose Thrift First. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. The goal is to reduce our monthly spending where we can to find extra money to apply to our debt.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2018 financial goals ? My husband and I discussed some ideas over our holiday break and we decided on 2 solid must-achieve financial goals for the year. If we complete them early, we’ll move on to 2 additional goals that are on our radar. Choose Thrift First. Plan our Spending.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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I even kept this below image on my refrigerator. ALSO our 2019 Financial Goal!). I feel like I made a lot of trips to the thrift store to donate our stuff, but my house will tell you otherwise. This is a work in progress and I feel it will always by my goal. My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero.