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Frugal Friday: 11/04/16

Family Balance Sheet

While I don’t advocate the use of credit cards with a continuing balance, we do use a credit card on many purchases and pay the balance off when the bill comes. We earn cash back on our credit card purchases and I have been saving up our points to cash them in for a $100 Lands’ End gift card.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Sustainable Life Blog: September Monthly Review His review of finances in September. Your Finances Simplified: Tips on How you Can Improve Your Credit Score Piecing together clues from myfico.com and a lot of other resources, listed here are the top tips available for improving your credit score today.

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Rethink Your Christmas Spending | 31 Days to Find $1000 | Christmas Savings Club

Family Balance Sheet

In years past, we used a credit card to purchase our gifts and paid the card off in January. Towards the end of September, I made a commitment to myself to write a series in October called, 31 Days to Find $1000. For the first time, I have set aside money monthly for our Christmas spending.

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