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Using Rakuten to Travel Cheaper

Shereen Travels Cheap

If you plan to make a purchase anyway, you might as well get something for being a loyal (or even a new) customer. At checkout, make sure you use the same email address you used to sign up on Rakuten and within a few days, your purchase will show up in your account. I like to use my cash back as a travel savings supplement.

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Review: Pursesuitz Pocketwear Tank

Shereen Travels Cheap

The only useful pocket is a back pocket where I put my phone, but I'm 100% not putting anything else in there, not just because my phone is already in there. Well, we get a Pursesuitz Pocketwear Tank, of course. Well, they're pretty large. So, what's a girl to do? How big are these pockets? Your big phone will too.

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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We prefer not to use credit. Oh, we do use credit – for travel, for online purchases and when we don’t want to write a check or use cash, but we do it sparingly. Card companies are always changing the rules – on how many points you get for each dollar charged as well as the things for which you can redeem them.

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Necessary Holiday Travel Tips

Shereen Travels Cheap

We used it on our trip back from France and we were able to use the Global Entry monitors and skipped the long customs line and ended up going straight to an agent while everyone else was waiting. TSA may very well want to inspect them and will not be sorry for you if they have to unwrap them. This takes up much less room too.

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6 Packing Light Tips for Winter Trips

Shereen Travels Cheap

Packing even for a beach trip in just a carry-on can be a little tricky if you aren’t used to packing light. Carry-on travel has become more and more popular as baggage fees have become the norm among most airlines. You’re not going to want to wear high heels after a day of sightseeing.

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you have, and use company job perks, you may be less tempted to look around for other employment, you may be more satisfied with your job and work a bit harder – or so the theory goes. This included a consult as well. One of the well know perks of airline employment is the ability to fly free. Free to use PC.

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Best Credit Cards for Excellent Credit in December 2023

Savings Corner

To estimate a card’s average annual rewards earnings, we calculate its average rewards rate based on how much it earns in different bonus categories, as well as how closely those categories match the average person’s spending habits. We also use point valuations to determine a card’s sign-up bonus value.