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Are Credit Cards From Grocery Stores Worth It?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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8 Sheet Paper/Credit Card Shredder Just $29.99 Shipped

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Right now, save $10 on this 8-Sheet Strip-Cut Paper/CD/Credit Card Shredder with Basket for a final price of only $29.99 Shreds cds and credit cards. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. with FREE Shipping. Product Features: 8 sheet stripcut. 3 position switch auto,on ,reverse.

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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. If I buy anything online, I use credit. Occasionally merchants will discount the price because they don’t have to pay the credit card fees on your purchase.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting. I still remember how long it took to pay that off and never want to be there again.

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A Cash Experiment

Family Balance Sheet

Apparently, consumers spend more when they use a credit card in place of cash. We use a rewards credit card for almost every purchase we make. Could I save even more money if we stopped using credit cards altogether and started using cash? Cash or credit? They are all pretty full.

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Nearly 46% of consumers say they typically consider making a financial resolution – up 31% since the first year of the survey in 2009. If you achieve it, nothing happens, but if you don’t achieve it, the site will charge your credit card and donate money to a charity whose cause you hate. The top 3 financial resolutions?

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Smart Ways to Stay Out of Debt – Don’t Let Debt Control You

Saving Cents With Sense

You’ve deleted thousands in loan and credit card balances and it must have taken years of efforts, hard work and sacrifice. Now that your statements finally read zero, your credit cards might be finally open and your spending limits should also be high enough. Carry your debit cards or cash with you. Cut it down.

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