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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. manicures pedicures expensive or trendy clothes and shoes brand-name foods gym memberships a large-screen TV, streaming services, movies the latest phones and tech gadgets fine wines alcohol cigarettes credit card debt The list goes on. I ran the numbers.

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Is The Deal Worth It?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Mike runs a site for credit card reviews and talk, CreditCardForum.com. Although he does advertise things like credit card bonus offers on his site, he stresses the importance of thinking them through in advance. Signing up for credit card bonus offers is stupid if it leads to excess spending.