For those of you who have been reading this blog the past couple months, you know I’ve been craving “novelty and progress.” It led me to read a book about financial independence. Then there was this big decision for our family. Through it all, I’ve been wondering, “What are our financial goals?” It seems to me that Matt and I will have a much harder time reaching our goals if we don’t really know what they are!

We sat down to flesh them out together. Here’s what we came up with:

Our Financial Goals

• We want to live in a home that feels like a sanctuary and