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How Can I Be Eco-Friendly With a Credit Card?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Equating credit cards and being eco-friendly may seem like a stretch, but there are many options available for those who are environmentally conscious and carrying plastic. As a matter of fact, a credit card might be a better idea all the way around for the environment. Four Crazy Credit Card Scams.

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How to Use a Credit Card to Save the World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wanna go green? 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. How A Credit Card Could Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. Using a credit card can help save trees by removing the need to use paper.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

For starters, I didn’t donate plasma this month and that is usually my biggest source of extra cash. I make a lot of iced tea and usually steep 2 flavored tea bags and 8 decaffeinated green tea bags in each batch I make. Another month of 2022 is in the books and another month of frugal-ing. But in the end, $155 is still a gift.

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8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As a result, many people donate books to charities and thrift stores. These stores often have a lot of these items because people will donate old items when they upgrade to new ones. You should still take the time to look through the games and see if all the important pieces are still there. Make sure the item still works though.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. I am so passionate about going green that this post just hit me on the head. Shawanda Greene from You Have More Than You Think presents Why’s It Got To Be All or Nothing? If we make effort we will succeed.

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Paper or Plastic: The Most Environmental Payment Option

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So, when I realized that our only two payment options — paper cash or plastic cards — come from environmentally dubious materials, I absolutely flipped. Which should I choose to make sure I am being as green as possible? Meanwhile, credit cards stay planted right in your pocket. Pros and Cons: Credit.

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Season of Sharing 2013 Day 5: Friends and Family and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

Enjoy this selection of black, green, white, and herbal teas including Orange Dulce which teems with bergamot, orange, vanilla, and jasmine blossoms. Or savor Green Tea Tropical in which smooth green tea leaves meet sweet tropical fruits. You can locate your local consultant at ThirtyOneGifts.com. Product Price: $30.

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