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February 25 – March 2nd — Weekly Review

We have had a special guest blogger here on Money, so I wanted to take a few minutes to give some highlights of the week! This week started with a great article from Courtney, our guest blogger. She discusses the struggle between her husband and his opinion of credit. In Change your Thinking, learn how Courtney discovered the differences between needs and wants. With so much discussion about the stock market in the news, I figured it would benefit us all to learn a little more about the main economic indicator: the Dow Jones. No Fees is a reminder to … Continue reading →

How I Use My Credit Cards to Earn $200+ Each Year

Yesterday I wrote about how I changed my thinking about credit cards and changed my debt status. But in finding spending harmony I didn’t shun credit cards altogether like many financial advisors tout. (Having too many credit cards was never my problem, though. Maxing out the one I did have was.) No, instead I learned how to use credit cards to make them earn for me. Sign Me Up for That Reward Program! For the longest time I couldn’t get a Discover Card because my credit was so bad. (Not only did I have that maxed out balance on my … Continue reading →

Do Those Book Reward Programs Really Pay?

I love books, but being frugal, I usually borrow my books from the library or a friend, or buy them at yard sales, thrift stores and library sales. But when a famous chain book store offered a reward program for free, I got excited and decided to sign up. So is the reward program a good deal? I think it all depends. One part of the reward program allows you to earn points for your purchases. When you reach a certain number of points in any given month ($50 worth of purchases), you get a sale day. You can choose … Continue reading →