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Are Credit Cards From Grocery Stores Worth It?

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Guest Post Author Bio: Michael is the founder of CreditCardForum.com, a website for card offers, reviews and discussion. According to this NY Times posting , from December 2009 to December 2010, corn and coffee shot up over 50%, wheat just shy of 50%, over 25% for soybeans, and the list goes on. Conclusion?

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

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Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. The FDIC shows the US national average payout for savings accounts less than $100,000 is.06%.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? When I got my first job in high school, my parents said I had to save a percentage of every paycheck. As a foolish young high school kid, that rule annoyed me because I wanted to spend ALL of my paycheck, but I still saved a chunk of it because I had no choice.

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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

Saving Cents With Sense

She shares her own money saving journey with you to hopefully help inspire some that are just starting on that path. Let’s be honest, saving money for me has always been a struggle. Even though I’m better now, I’m stuck with the debt of when I had to put bills and other expenses on my credit cards when I wasn’t working.

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How to Cut Out Unnecessary Spending

Saving Cents With Sense

Saving money isn’t a walk in the park, and what sounds like such an easy task is often anything but. If you’re finding that putting away money is next to impossible, it’s time you look for ways to get rid of unnecessary spending that could be depleting your accounts. Leave the Card at Home. Stop Using Online Accounts.

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5 Apps to Help Manage Your Money

Saving Cents With Sense

Mint is an all-in-one app for managing money across multiple accounts. Track all of your checking, savings, credit card and IRA accounts while keeping tabs on our budget. What other apps do you use to help manage your money? ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Seven Reasons To Avoid Penny Auction Sites

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Bid Hustle is cited on Sitejabber.com (a website that offers consumer reviews of businesses and websites) by multiple persons as having scammed them out of money in the registration process – offering ‘free’ bid packages which were actually charged to their credit cards for $150. Good for Gambling and Gaming.