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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Just a quick post from the hotel - We are on a trip this weekend that will require us to drive close to 3,000 miles. Our mini-van averages approximately 20 miles per gallon. I don't want to think about this any more. You can figure out the rest at home ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
If you are contemplating a leap into the world of credit cards, I recommend American Express. My experiences with their customer service representatives have been nothing but positive. They train their people well. Furthermore, my highest credit limits (although I always pay off my balance) have come from American Express. ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
We just earned a $250 cash reward check from the Chase Freedom credit card. It took us about 11 months to earn $200 in the rewards account. Once card owners have saved that much, Chase kicks in another $50. The cash back represents one to three percent of everything that ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
There are three great credit card bonuses available for anyone who needs a new card and a little extra cash.
The Chase Freedom Visa offers a $50 bonus after your first purchase and then over 3% cash back in a whole bunch of categories of spending. You can read more details ...
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
I decided to go with a regular post on Friday, instead of a round-up post as is my usual habit. I spent the weekend digesting many other posts around the personal finance blogosphere. There were a lot of posts that seemed to be pointed right at me. . . like 10 ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
On Tuesday, I participated in the 107th Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. Patrick was kind enough to accept my late entry. I deserved to be the very last entry on the page. . . and that's the spot I got. Here are some of the highlights:
One of my favorite blogs, ...
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
A debate over credit cards has been swirling between Ana of Debt-FREE Revolution and Madison of My Dollar Plan. I really hate to get on the bad side of Ana - she has a serious antipathy toward plastic - but I must come down on the side of Madison.
You see, ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
I am a big believer in the wise use of rewards credit cards. That said, I was rereading I Paid for this Twice Already's post about snowflaking. Snowflaking, in PaidTwice understanding, is a neat way to put away a little extra cash on a tight budget. While I considered the concept, I realized that I ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
In the last year, we have refinanced our minivan, our home, our HELOC and applied for several credit cards that offered good sized bonuses. Our credit score has taken a bit of a beating - it was pretty high to begin with so we had a little room to play ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
In order to meet our budget, my family must earn at least $400 a month from alternate sources of income. There are many sources of this income - some of which I hope to be detail in the coming year. Our #3 source of alternate income this last year was ...
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