I sometimes feel guilty about what I did to our daughter. Was I being mean or wise? I'm still not entirely sure. This goes back a few years to when our daughter, let's call her Penny, was about 8 years old. She was getting a small allowance that seemed to take care of her miscellaneous wants. But there came a day when that allowance wasn't enough … [Read more...]
April Blog Round Up, April Flowers Edition
We seemed to have skipped ahead in the calendar this year. So we have lovely flowers to enjoy that ordinarily come in May. I wish you nice weather wherever you are! Here are my picks for April from around the blogosphere. I hope you find something helpful and valuable. At Prairie Eco-Thrifter you can get tips on How to Save a Lot of Money … [Read more...]
Naughty or Nice? Don’t Put These on Your Credit Card
(Red cocktail recipes linked at bottom of this post.)This time of year someone is watching you--watching to see if you are naughty or nice.Your credit card company is taking note if they see you put certain "naughty" purchases on your card. What kinds of items are red flags to them?Some are kind of obvious, like purchases at a pawn shop. They … [Read more...]
Maximize Discover Card Rewards with These Tips
We have had a Discover Card for years and are very happy with it. We put as many of our purchases on it as possible to get the 1% cash back reward. Of course we pay the bill in full every month.We deicded to take out a special Sam's Club Discover Card for the extra rewards because we shop there regularly. Even though we are only 2 in the house … [Read more...]
10 Spending Warning Signs
Do you recognize yourself in any of these? The wallet stuffed with credit cards is a big clue that you are spending too much. Click title for link at DigeratiLife. Good list and true. … [Read more...]
5 Surefire Ways to Boost Your Credit Score
You've heard a lot of this before, but the one tip that many people forget or don't realize is to make sure there are not many credit inquiries. Every time you apply for a new credit card there will be an inquiry. If you are checking around at various banks for a line of credit there will be a credit inquiry from each of those banks. Same if you … [Read more...]