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Ways to Save on Travel Without Using Rewards Credit Cards

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve noticed a trend lately in the blogosphere of bloggers pushing rewards credit cards to travel for free. Most people have a credit card and why not get some free travel for using it? If you travel more than once per year, typically you won’t be able to churn credit cards to get that many free trips anyway.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

The school year is winding down and I find myself day dreaming of sand, surf and our upcoming summer vacation. Less than five more weeks of the mad morning dash to make it to the bus stop on time and then we''ll start counting down the days until our summer vacation. 8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation.

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

Summer is here and for many people it is time for a much needed vacation. Vacations are supposed to be enjoyable. We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. Everyone’s vacation destination and expectations will be different.

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Vacations on a Dime: How to Fly for Less!

Saving Cents With Sense

Find out more in this Vacations on a Dime series, starting with ways to save on flying. Everyone knows that flying is the quickest way to get to your vacation destination. While you would like to think of air vacation travel as simple, when it comes to paying the bill it can be downright painful! Use Online Price Comparisons.

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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! One January, we received a very large credit card bill in the mail. For 2021, the bundle includes 10 spreadsheets, 2 trackers, and 2 pdfs.

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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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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. I do use cash mainly for transactions of $50 or less as I don’t like to carry around a lot of loot (except when on vacation)! That day the entire credit system nearly collapsed.

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