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Creative Ways to Save Money for Travel

Shereen Travels Cheap

Watch concerts/theater at home - Yes, going to concerts and live theater is fun, but they can easily add up quickly. Take the money you would have spent on a costly concert, and save it instead. You just saved service fees. gets deposited in my Qapital account. Or buy the tickets and get a trip out of it.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

I set up a standing order from my checking account to my savings on the first of every month, still at $600. So, whenever I banked my check at the end of the month, $600 automatically disappeared from my savings account. Start Using Cash This is a wonderful way to save money. Believe me! See what I did there?

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How to Prevent Three Common Disastrous Personal Financial Mistakes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Set up a savings account linked to your checking account and automatically transfer a set amount every payday. I was an expert at this; I spent every dollar I earned and juggled multiple credit cards to pay bills and buy whatever I thought I had the money for. Minimum Payments On Credit Cards.

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The Best Cash Back Sites for Holiday Shopping

For the Mommas

Maybe even use to start up a 2017 holiday savings account. Or pay off the credit cards you may have used over the holidays. Here are the main sites I use for cash back: Ebates – Get a free $10 gift card just for signing up. Shop at Home. I use it to treat myself, but you can use it however you wish.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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How to Get By on One Income When Baby Arrives

For the Mommas

Some then have a desire to stay at home with their new child for a few years, which can mean a big change to their long-term income. Set up a high-interest savings account and be methodical about regularly contributing. Credit card debt and high-interest loans are costing you money that you could use in the long-run.

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Use Coupons, Dine, & Shop To Earn Money For College (or Yourself) With Upromise

Saving Everyday

It’s a very simple program that turns your everyday spending into a little extra savings account to help pay for your family’s college expenses or withdraw for yourself. Add your loyalty cards (Kroger, Publix, CVS, etc…) and any debit/credit cards you use (see tip below). What is Upromise ?

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