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Thrifty Thinking: Cash Back to Offset Inflation

Motherhood Moments

I don’t buy a thing online without using a cash back offer or some type of coupon code, even if it’s just for free shipping. Get cash back with your credit cards. Did you know that most credit cards have deals and offers attached to them? Activate this offer—you’ll get 10% cash back!”

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Why I Use Cash

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As I read financial blogs, I find that a lot of bloggers seem to like to pay for everything with their credit card. You can get rewards or cash back , the credit card company tracks all your purchases for you and may even show you a yearly statement indicating the percents you spent on that card in various categories.

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Pet Pointers: Puppy Scams

Motherhood Moments

BBB has tracked this since 2017, when it issued an in-depth study Puppy Scams: How Fake Online Pet Sellers Steal from Unsuspecting Pet Buyers. Pet scams historically make up a quarter of all online shopping frauds reported to BBB and are on track to be about 18% this year. gov to file a complaint online or call 877-FTC-Help.

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Free $5.29 When You Sign up for Upromise

For the Mommas

Sign up for a Free Upromise account and get $5.29 added to your account immediately (after confirming your email) With this free acount you can start earning and saving for college through everyday spending with a few option, through online shopping, their dining program (by adding your debit or credit card) or a Upromise mastercard.

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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. Here’s what I do to make sure I can take a free vacation or trip at least once a year using just my points: Use the card to pay for everything.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Coincidently, our credit union was offering a free shred day AND free breakfast for participating. I redeemed credit card points from our business card for a $100 Target gift card and used the gift card on back-to-school necessities. $40 from Rakuten, an online shopping portal. FREE Shredding!

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Parenting Pointers - Tips for Kids Purchasing on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

Newly published data from a UK based bank revealed that over two thirds of online shopping scams begin on the social media platforms Instagram and Facebook. There has been a rise in online scammers creating fake business pages, social media ads, and even fake online stores.

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