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Best College Student Credit Cards of February 2024

Savings Corner

FULL LIST OF EDITORIAL PICKS: BEST COLLEGE STUDENT CREDIT CARDS Before applying, confirm details on the issuer’s website. Discover it® Student Chrome Our pick for: Simplicity and value Simplicity makes the Discover it® Student Chrome a standout for students searching for their first credit card. Read our review.

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Where we found money in April

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Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in April: $439.62. Years ago during our Debt Freedom Plan, I avoided using credit cards, not because we had credit card debt, but I was trying to limit our overall spending. However, once we paid off all of that debt, I started playing the credit card game.

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Thrifty Thinking: Cash Back to Offset Inflation

Motherhood Moments

Activate the offers you like before you go shopping. Activate this offer—you’ll get 10% cash back!” Get cash back with your credit cards. Did you know that most credit cards have deals and offers attached to them? For more information visit www.shopmium.com/us. Thanks for reading!

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Parenting Pointers: Synthetic Identity Theft

Motherhood Moments

Children are especially vulnerable to a new form of identity theft – synthetic – which now makes up 85 percent of cases and means thieves use combinations of real and fake information to take out loans, get credit cards, purchase cars, collect unemployment, and much more. And it’s grown 233 percent over five years.

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How to Build Credit – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

If you don’t have a credit history, it’s hard to get a loan, a credit card or even an apartment. But how are you supposed to show a history of responsible repayment if no one will give you credit in the first place? There are also ways to use rent, phone and utility payments to build credit.

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Where we found money in March 2021

Family Balance Sheet

I’m saving my plasma money for summer trips and activities. If you’d like information on donating plasma, read my review of donating plasma HERE. Credit Card Cash Back: $175. I redeemed $175 for gift cards from our business credit card’s cashback program.

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Limiting the Financial Damage of a Data Breach

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Millions of customers had their data stolen, including credit and debit information. My credit card information was vulnerable during the PlayStation Network breach of a few years ago. Use Credit Cards. I use credit cards a lot more now. Divide Your Credit Card Use.