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Why a Credit Card Is Just As Important to Overseas Travel as Luggage

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: By Odysseas Papadimitriou, CEO of Card Hub, an online marketplace for cards ranging from business credit cards for new businesses to secured credit cards. Like a plane, boat, passport or luggage, a credit card is important to any trip overseas. So what are these common mistakes, and how can you avoid them?

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How to Use a Credit Card to Save the World

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Well, there are plenty of big things that you can do, like driving a hybrid, recycling whenever possible and powering your home with clean and renewable resources. And because the little things things in life can really add up, let’s look at how you can help to save the world using one tiny everyday thing: your credit card. Yes it can.

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How to Go Green Witout Going Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, in-floor radiant heating can save you money on your heating bills and reduce greenhouse emissions, but it can be extremely expensive to install because you have to tear up the existing flooring, install the heating elements, then either replace the old flooring or install all new flooring. Start Small. Larger Changes.

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Learning Resources Pretend & Play Calculator Cash Register Just $16 (reg $60) + Free Shipping

Saving Cents With Sense

Easy to recycle and great for the environment! Includes 30 play bills/40 plastic coins/pretend credit card. About: Frustration Free Packaging: this version comes in a brown corrugate box. Working solar-powered cash register with LCD display. Features extra large buttons and storage drawer. Recommended for ages 3 to 8.

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

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Use Cash I like to use cash while on vacation, because I am less tempted to buy useless souvenirs and over spend with a credit card, but it takes a little planning to come up with the cash that we need. My parents don't spend any $1 bills that pass through their hands through out the year. Don't forget batteries for the cameras.

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8 Tips to Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Thank goodness our rental has recycling containers. Using only cash while on vacation will force you to question each purchase, especially when it comes to spending money on unnecessary souvenirs--you won''t want to waste your cash. What will you need in the kitchen?

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Paper or Plastic: The Most Environmental Payment Option

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I often go out of my way to be eco-friendly: I always remember my reusable shopping bags, I sort my own recyclables, and I even refuse to buy makeup products that include environmentally (and dermatologically) deleterious chemicals like parabens. Meanwhile, credit cards stay planted right in your pocket. Pros and Cons: Credit.

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