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One of the best ways to reach financial independence is to have a high savings rate. Each year we push for increased savings and set a savings rate goal. This year, we are shooting for a 35% savings rate, so let's find out if we are on track to hit this 35% goal in the first 3 months of the year.
Since I am a teacher, I am given a full week off as a break in the middle of the spring. I have enjoyed this break in different ways each year. Most of the time I really enjoy my break, but there are those breaks that just stick out in my memory.These are the breaks that take us back to simpler times. Times with less stuff and less distractions. Times when we went outside and enjoyed the view. Times when we saved more and spent less.
Personal Capital has found a way to easily track all of your expenses and keep tabs on your net worth on a daily basis. They can do this by the relationships that they have built with both investing companies and banks.
For anybody out there dealing with the choice that they made to take out student loans, you may be looking for opportunities to find a way to get rid of those student loans. I was able to utilize student loan forgiveness and have made it my goal to educate everyone on the loan forgiveness opportunities available to them.
This past November, my wife and I were lucky enough to welcome a little daughter into our family. She is a joy to our family and we have loved getting to watch her grow up, and love getting to see her personality develop every day.
