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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

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Credit card rewards programs are no different. The rewards encourage you to charge things on their card. Many people today seem to prefer paying by credit card. carries credit card debt of $15,325, although that figure is somewhat skewed by a small number of extraordinarily debt-stricken families and couples.”.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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I took advantage of a “welcome back” bonus payout that ended in July, so this average will go down in August. I’m not sure yet if I will continue in August. In the grand scheme of college funding, $200 is a drop in the bucket, but I always appreciate free money. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in July: $196.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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I manage the finances for our business and our family and by August 2013, I felt the weight of the situation. We paid our bills on time, never carried credit card debt from month to month, but in that moment we could not pay our bills. When my own parents were the age that I am now, I was graduating from college.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. August 2013 was a month that I’d like to wipe from my memory. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement.

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