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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

We are privileged in that we both have good-paying jobs and have more than enough money to cover the bills. I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. I remember my mom showing me how she balanced the checkbook every month and paid bills.

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Find Out Your Credit Score for FREE & Make Smart Financial Decisions

Saving Cents With Sense

Do you know what your credit score is? You should because your credit score can help you save money. With good credit, you can qualify for special financing, reduced down payments or smaller monthly installments. My husband and I have worked to keep our credit clean, so we can have the best credit scores possible.

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Saving Cents With Sense

The iBotta iPhone App is completely FREE and another great way to save on your grocery bill! Read more about the iBotta App and how you can get your FREE $5 Credit today! ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. The post iBotta $5 Credit Ends Today | Don’t miss it!

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

At the time, I didn’t have credit cards so it was a valid concern. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. If I buy anything online, I use credit. Occasionally merchants will discount the price because they don’t have to pay the credit card fees on your purchase. They had no cash.

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Nearly 46% of consumers say they typically consider making a financial resolution – up 31% since the first year of the survey in 2009. If you achieve it, nothing happens, but if you don’t achieve it, the site will charge your credit card and donate money to a charity whose cause you hate. The top 3 financial resolutions? Spending Less.

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A Cash Experiment

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Apparently, consumers spend more when they use a credit card in place of cash. We use a rewards credit card for almost every purchase we make. Could I save even more money if we stopped using credit cards altogether and started using cash? I let our grocery bill creep up this past fall. Cash or credit?

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Saving Cents With Sense

The iBotta iPhone App is completely FREE and another great way to save on your grocery bill! You should here from IBotta within 24 hours confirming that you will receive the credit in your account. You can then cash out your credits to a PayPal Account or donate to a school. Right now they have a $5 Bonus for Signing Up !

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