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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

Every January 1, I get caught up in the hopeful feeling of the upcoming new year. My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

Family Balance Sheet

I’ve writtien all about it over the years, and I decided on January 1, 2019, that this would be the year that we pay off the last remaining loan. That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. New year and new decade! Moving on to 2020!