Carnival Time!

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Patrick at CashMoneyLife is hosting the first ever Carnival of Financial Goals. It’s a great idea, as you can get motivated by other people’s goals. I’m working on paying off my car loan.

The carnival also includes tips to achieve your goals as well. Please check it out.

Some of my favorite goals were:

Plonkee wants to improve her career prospects.

Check them all out and give your support.

January 2009: Progress Update Photo Credit: jurvetson This post was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance at Dollar Frugal. A new year has started and it's already feeling pretty good. It's not that things have been going smoothly (for example, my brother's car broke own on his way to see us and......
Extra Car Loan Payments I've been trying to pay down my car loan faster, so I've been making extra payments. I use my local credit union's online bill pay which let's me put a memo on my ‘checks'. I write that the extra payment is supposed to all go into the principal.......

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