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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Take a moment to watch them. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card?

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Free things to do during the quarantine

Family Balance Sheet

They range from educational live streams, free trials to virtual tours and free food. No credit card is required. Your credit card will be charged at the end of the trial. A credit card is required, so a fter the free trial, the monthly fee is only $8.99 You can watch the aquarium from home.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. Visiting a local reindeer ranch with a reindeer who also doesn’t care about trends The hardest part of being frugal for my family is food!

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. What kind of debt was it?

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Thrifty Thinking - Smart Ways to Save in 2023

Motherhood Moments

Browser Extensions Several companies like Capital One offer browser extensions that, once enabled, will do the grunt work for you of automatically applying savings if you use that particular credit card, or other extensions that will alert you to a better deal elsewhere. For more information visit www.shopmium.com/us.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

Gwyneth Paltrow posted on her facebook page : There are a lot of people who use Food stamps (now known as SNAP), and the reality is, food stamps or not, anyone can live on $29 a week. I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). Thus no food went to waste. As for having junk food in my stockpile?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I 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. The same is true for Maine.