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Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Credit card rewards programs are no different. The rewards encourage you to charge things on their card. Unless you are one of the few that pay off their balance in full each and every time, does it really make sense to carry a card to get loyalty rewards? We prefer not to use credit.

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Best Credit Cards – December 2023

Savings Corner

Best credit card for bonus cash back You’ll get rotating 5% cash-back categories as well as fixed bonus categories paying 3% to 5%, like dining and some travel. The bank that issued your credit card sends money for the purchase to the merchant where the transaction took place. Rewards come in two basic flavors: Cash back.

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Reasons to Avoid Debt in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Between credit card offers in the mail promising great rewards and the ability to borrow money for next to nothing, debt can be enticing. When I was 18, I got my first credit card. As a result, I ended up getting myself into a couple thousand dollars worth of credit card debt on things that I didn’t need.

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