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The Gotcha’s of Gas Credit Cards

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Mike is the owner of CreditCardForum.com, which is a forum and blog for discussing credit-related topics. Recently, he’s been working on a list of the best gas credit cards and his most recent credit card review was for the Chase Ink card. Gotcha #1: Caps on rewards.

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Learn to Negotiate Better Prices

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you pay full price, you are probably being taken. Americans historically have not haggled for better prices on most items. We go to the nice clean supermarket where the prices are individually marked and pay that price. We get the satellite bill and pay the price on the statement. off the price.

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How do you handle tipping?

The Frugal Girl

Here’s what she said: I am curious how you and fellow blog members handle tipping. I am also very curious if service people receive 100% of the tips given via credit cards and apps. I’d prefer for companies to just charge a price that allows them to compensate their employees fairly.

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Money Matters: Brilliant Hacks to Consider Before Purchasing a New Home

Motherhood Moments

In most cases, if you’re asking is a home warranty worth it , the answer is yes if you consider that the average price to fix an air conditioner or repair an HVAC system can be upwards of $5000 or more. That way, you can start building momentum as you see the loans and credit cards fall off of your report.

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Family Budget Spreadsheets 2021

Family Balance Sheet

The entire bundle is designed to help you take control of YOUR money and the good news is that I kept the bundle at the affordable price of $15! This blog was based on my very first spreadsheet, the Family Balance Sheet. One January, we received a very large credit card bill in the mail.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I was searching for ways to cut back on expenses and found this blog. My oldest child and our dogs not too long before I started reading this blog! We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower. I quickly became a daily reader. Childhood joy.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change. Consumer Boomer presents How To Be Frugal With Your Credit Card posted at Consumer Boomer , saying, “Frugal use of a credit card can actually save you money rather than cost you money!

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