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5 Ways to Make Travel with Your Family More Affordable

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My travel a330 (Photo credit: Wikipedia). My husband and I love to travel, but in the early years of our marriage, we couldn’t travel as much as we would have liked to because we thought it was too expensive to travel. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food.

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Saving Money on Food While On the Road

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all, you’ve got to eat! Plus, I have to admit to having a guilty pleasure for going all out on local cuisine when I travel. I have a big appetite and love to eat. Even buying pre-made salads and entrees at the grocery store is substantially cheaper than eating out. Daily Deal Sites. Pack Snacks.

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7 of the Best Money-Making Apps of 2024

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Originally for groceries, it has expanded to include clothing, entertainment and eating out, pet supplies and other categories. Rakuten How it works: Rakuten (formerly known as Ebates) rewards shoppers with cash back on purchases from well-known retailers, restaurants and food delivery services. Payment: E-gift card or PayPal.

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Quick Tips on How to Save Money For Traveling

Coupons Do Work

I love to travel but when it comes to staying in hotels, I want to stay in a 5 star without breaking the bank! being a mom of a competitive cheerleader, I travel a lot to competitions both in and out of state. The out-of-state can cost me a lot of mulah. 2/29/16) : $500 Travel Savings Card + $50 eGift Card Feat.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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We methodically worked through our plan and in September 2019 we were treated with the ultimate reward for our hard work– freedom from our non-mortgage debts! The monthly payment for each loan slowly increased as we paid off loans AND we added any additional cash we could find. I think I cried for 2 solid days.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

We also like to have enough means to travel and visit family and friends, so being frugal in some areas helps us be generous in others. Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? When we travel, we always drive. Even if we don’t end up using all the food we buy, it’s cheaper than eating out.

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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. With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics.