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Ways to Save on Travel Without Using Rewards Credit Cards

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I’ve noticed a trend lately in the blogosphere of bloggers pushing rewards credit cards to travel for free. Most people have a credit card and why not get some free travel for using it? Use AirBNB or Equivalent . This is great, because it’s a tried and true method and is very effective.

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Thrifty Thinking: Cash Back to Offset Inflation

Motherhood Moments

Shopmium Savings Expert Lisa Thompson offers easy ways you can recoup some of that cash while holiday shopping: Use a cash back app for everyday purchases. that just hopped across the pond from Europe. Use it to get cash back on everything from groceries, to pet care items, beauty products, cleaning supplies, and more!

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Where I found money in February

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I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. I had an unexpected surprise hit my credit card in February. In January 2020, we booked round-trip flights to Paris for the four of us. In January 2020, we booked round-trip flights to Paris for the four of us.

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How to Take a Frugal (or Free) Vacation or Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I would be doubtful too if someone told me that, but the truth is that it’s rather easy to do if you have a rewards credit card and work hard to maximize your earning potential with it. If you are a new cardholder you usually get some bonus points upon signing up, and the Amtrak card gives you 12,000 points to start with.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. We agreed that credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? In January of 2020, we made summer plans (and bought airline tickets) to go see friends who moved to Europe.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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What got us through financially? I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! We also started shopping around for a new-to-us vehicle. Our emergency fund.

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Smart Safety: Paying a Landlord by App

Motherhood Moments

If you’ve used a service like Zelle or Venmo, you know how simple it is to send a payment. Of course they’ll help you recover your money if you’re defrauded, just like they would if your credit card information were stolen. It’s also smart to use only reputable rental listing sites in your search. Not so,” warns Bordo.

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