Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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Credit Cards 52

Credit Cards Student Credit College 52

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. With those principals in mind, we enrolled in a debt management program (DMP) through our local credit union and reduced our interest rates on all of our credit cards and began paying them off.

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

Current job postings for full-time and part-time opportunities. High school grads today have seen parents using credit cards (or maybe even their cell phones) to charge everything from gas to groceries to online purchases. Yes, if you have a job or a co-signer you probably can get a credit card.

College 133

College Graduation Used Points 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

First things first: Be smart about credit. Most undergrads start getting credit card applications in the mail before they’ve finished unpacking in the dorm. Credit cards are far from the glorious tools the banks want you to think they are, but they’re not all bad, either. It’s just yours.

College 169

College Graduation Credit Cards Re-use 169

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. burden for us at first were the medical bills. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. It was a good (or not so good!) The biggest.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 24, 2012

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. You never realize how important work and health is until you are struggling with both, and quitting my job and going through a hard time truly humbled me.

Pay Off Debt 94

Pay Off Debt Debt Credit Cards Frugal Parenting 94

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 20, 2011

I started by cutting grocery expenses, and then expanded to lowering monthly bills and reducing insurance fees. I’ve unintentionally gone too far a few times, and in doing so, learned valuable lessons about trying too hard to live a frugal life. Losing Valuable Time. Below are my three biggest discoveries.

Frugal 174

Frugal Personal Finance Frugal Life Money 174