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I mentioned in a recent post that we started using our credit card for transactions that we were making anyway, but instead of waiting until the monthly bill is due, I’m paying off the balance every week.
For me, this method keeps away the mentality of, “I’ll just use the credit card for now and figure [...]
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That’s Temporary DutY for you non-military folks. Military-speak for a business trip.
Yea, yea… So he last went TDY, like, two months ago. But here are the numbers anyway.
During his four-week TDY to Texas in August, John spent $1657.98 (excluding lodging).
His reimbursement came in the next month at $2,300.45 (again, excluding lodging).
A difference of $642.47, obviously [...]
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Whew! Almost forgot this post in all the excitement of my guest post over at Get Rich Slowly. Man, I wish I had more traffic, even half a fraction of a fraction of GRS: the comments are so much fun! Even when it is, you know, about how you let $120,000 slip through your fingertips…
If [...]
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Remember how I totally mis-managed my whole budget last week and overdrew our account? I thought I would still be okay because of my overdraft protection. I think I just figured out why I wasn’t.
“Under new Federal Reserve rules you must now give us advance permission to pay debit card purchases and ATM transactions [...]
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Don’t Let Thieves Ruin Your Credit — Steps to Prevent ID Theft
Today’s post is from “Mr. Credit Card” of Ask Mr. Credit Card. Today, he is going to list some steps you could take to prevent identity theft. While nothing is fool-proof, these steps go a long way to preventing it from happening to [...]
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Credit Card companies are not out for your best interest. (Pun intended.) This should be obvious, but it is so easy to get caught up in the glamour and convenience of using a credit card.
Introductory Rates!
No Interest for six months!
Rewards Program!
Cash Back!
It’s so easy to get sucked in, especially with the introductory rates and the [...]
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