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Money tips from Mom

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can’t always count on credit cards or checks being accepted. My son whipped out his credit card to pay for their meal and was stopped cold when he found out the place didn’t take credit. Know how much you have and make sure that you and the bank agree on that amount. Know what you have.

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6 Ways to Earn $600 and More Before This Christmas

Coupons Do Work

Since I do not use a credit card anymore (and read recently that banks are in debt due to too much credit cards out there), why not start saving now, with these easy tips : Want more frugal tips/ articles/ DIY stuff? Banks will pay you for a new account! They switch banks. that means, money!

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8 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Never disclose your personal information such as a bank account number in an email. Don’t disclose your credit card number to an online vendor unless it is encrypted and the site is secure. Don’t ever write your Social Insurance Number or telephone number on cheques or credit card receipts.

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Ten Ways to Protect Your Family from Identity Theft

For the Mommas

With hackers tapping into major businessesí credit card information, and credit card companies issuing offers to your toddler, you never know where or how your information can fall into the wrong hands. All those airline credit card offers, those offers for your toddler, old bank statementsÖ donít just throw them away.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

Bank Statements - One nice thing (among many) about the electronic age is that banks keep statements online up to a couple of years. Our personal bank has statements online all the way back to 2006. You should keep any credit card receipts to match up with your statement. Read more about receipts below.

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Cycles in the Night – Processing of a Mutual Fund Transaction

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’m retired now, but in my professional life I wrote and managed computer software applications for a mutual fund transfer agency. This particular mutual fund transfer agent provided front line client services and back end computer office support for many of the big name mutual funds in the USA. Online access may be static.

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4 High Impact Money Saving Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you analyzed your bank statement or credit card bill, you would probably find a large percentage of the charges would be fast food or other “eating out” type expenses. 3 Money Saving Tips While Computer Shopping. Here’s a tip to effectively control the urges. Related posts: 10 Money Saving Tips for Your Home.