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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Wonder what sets you apart from the people that seem to crush their financial goals? These folks didn’t corner the market on goal success either, instead they just got the task DONE. Their 2017 goal is to boost their savings rate and get their expenses down to $30,000 a year as they work towards financial independence.

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2012 Financial Goals

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We talked through some issues and opportunities for our business and our personal, family, and financial goals. We are still working through some numbers and there might be some adjustments in the timelines we have given ourselves, but these are our financial priorities for 2012. Our 2012 Financial Goals.

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

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Today’s assignment: List your SMART financial goals. Earlier this year, my husband and I wrote a specific list of financial goals and named it Our Debt Freedom Plan. Prior this plan, we had set goals, but never before had we been so specific with a step by step approach. Is it to pay off your house?

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

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It has been my obsession goal since we found ourselves in a dicey situation back in August 2013. Most importantly, we need to remember that the sacrifices that we make to achieve this goal are just for this year. What’s your financial goal for 2016? I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy.

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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Educate Yourself “Truthfully, probably 95% of Americans are financially illiterate.” − Suze Orman – Women & Money (and Everyone Smart Enough to Listen) Financial literacy is probably the most important bit of education that can help get you from where you are to where you want to be financially.

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Learn Vest: FREE 10 Day Budget Bootcamp

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Learn Vest is offering a 10-day email program that will give you daily to-dos to achieve your financial goals. Dream big and set financial goals you can achieve. Thanks for reading. Thank you for supporting Family Balance Sheet! Discover where you're really spending. And it's FREE! become a Twitter follower.

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Resolve to Regularly Discuss Your Finances with Your Spouse

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When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. The third section is for our 2012 Financial Goals. Every home has different short-term financial goals.

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