Debt Story, Goals

How We Changed Our Family’s Financial Future

My wife and I have been debt free for more than three years.  Here’s how we turned our lives around and changed our family’s financial future. We began to spend less than we earned. Brilliant, no?  It sounds so simple, but the reality is, many Americans spend more each month than they earn. We put our credit cards in our…

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Goals

Shifting Focus – Updated Goals For 2009

Earlier this month, I wrote about my financial goals for 2009.  After talking things over with my wife for the past couple of weeks, we have decided to shift our focus – temporarily – away from aggressive long-term saving and towards aggressive short-term savings.  Here are the changes we plan to make – Original Prioritized List Of Personal Finance Goals…

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Resolutions And Goals For 2009

Personal Finance Goals Fully-fund 403(b) Fully-fund 2 Roth IRAs Fully-fund 3 Education Savings Accounts Save for down payment on a new home Stay out of debt Blogging Goals Post daily to No Credit Needed Increase number of subscribers Improve site usability Establish connections with other bloggers Continue to support the personal finance blogging community Health Goals Continue to lose weight…

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