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Using Rakuten to Travel Cheaper

Shereen Travels Cheap

At checkout, make sure you use the same email address you used to sign up on Rakuten and within a few days, your purchase will show up in your account. I like to use my cash back as a travel savings supplement. I use that money to purchase travel stuffs, like Groupons, clothing, tours, and more!

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result. With interest rates so low, why not spend now, using debt, instead of waiting for inflation and higher interest rates to kick in and raise the price of goods and services.

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Back in my teens and early twenties, Mom used to yell at me about not carrying enough cash. Either I would be walking or using my last quarter in the pay phone to call home and beg someone to come get me. As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. If I buy anything online, I use credit.

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Thankful Thursday | 80%

The Frugal Girl

that I have some ideas about how to prepare better for the next exam I’ve got some other resources I’m going to use, and I think I might try to get together with friends to study together before Monday. for our cats Because, of course! And of course, I love that the sun is setting later (5:35 pm today!)

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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are things that I remember using that we no longer need to keep around the house or community. Of course you could always hang onto them until they become ‘collectibles’ Aprons. They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. Used oil pans.

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My Story on How to Successfully Take Courses While Working Full Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I was allotted TV time, I didn’t use it to watch the standard children’s shows. My mother mentioned to me that a colleague she used to work with was looking for some summer help in the diagnostic department at the hospital she used to work at. Here is what you need to do: Use Discipline.

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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

The Frugal Girl

And of course, I used a gift card from my Erie YourTurn rewards to pay for the remaining 50%, so this was $0 out of pocket. I made a use-it-up dinner I haven’t done a proper grocery shop since I got home from Hawaii, so I have been scrounging a bit. And I packed a lunch (in reusable containers of course).

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