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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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Did you make 2023 financial goals ? We decided on one big audacious financial goal for the year, and it’s a doozy! The last time we wrote numbers-driven financial goals was 2019. That was the year that we made the goal of paying off the last of our non-mortgage debts and we achieved it by September of that year.

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5 Tips for Motivating Yourself to Exercise More

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One of the commenters on the post asked about getting motivated to exercise more, so I thought I’d write this post. So, here are 5 ideas for motivating yourself to exercise more: 1. Add 5 minutes to your routine each week until you reach your goal regarding how long you want to exercise each day. Start Small.

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Identify Your Money Motivations

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Instead, it’s important to figure out your money motivations. What do you actually want to use money for? Looking at your motivations helps you figure out how to address the problem, and to make long-term changes to your spending behaviors. It’s integral to figuring out your money motivations.

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My Personal Goals for 2018

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2017 was a great year, but for some reason I did not create personal goals for myself last January. Everyone who rocks goals talks about accountability, so this year I’m sharing a few top personal goals that I made for myself and I’ll update you throughout the year on my progress. These are just my personal goals.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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In previous years, I would create a long list of financial goals, only to have little accomplished by the end of the December. I almost stopped writing goals down altogether. In 2018, we decided to focus on just 2 main financial goals and before I share my 2019 goals I thought I would give you a recap on 2018.

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6 Tips for Setting Better Goals

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Goal setting seems to be one of the Things That We Do in our society. Reaching for goals can be a good thing. Unfortunately, setting goals effectively can trip you up. Your first step when setting a goal is to choose something that matters. Before you get started on your goal, you need to take some time to look inside.

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Finding Motivation When You Have None

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I generally like working out, but working out when I’m not motivated makes me resent it. I had to pull out the big guns to motivate myself to do these things without hating my life. I always get an extra kick of motivation to get something done if somebody with whom I’m particularly competitive is doing well at it.