Tricia

American Express Safe Spend Blog Tour

When I was younger I made mistakes with credit cards. I got my first credit card offer in the mail a few months before I turned 20. Jazz was a a little over two months old and we had just bought our first home. I was no where near prepared for all the offers that quickly followed. I was approved for cards at stores I had never even heard of before.  I spent money on lots of things from stuff for the house...

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American Express Prepaid Card Blog Tour

Have you ever used a prepaid credit card? In the past I have received a few as gifts or prizes, my kids have too. I never thought to go through the process to set up my own prepaid card. I honest thought, “Why should I use one, what would be the purpose”? Mom Central recently gave me the opportunity of going through the process of setting up my own and learning different ways to use one. I was...

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Don’t Forget About Your Flexible Spending Account

We have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) that we use for health care related costs. With this type of account, at the beginning of each year we decide how much to put into it. We use the account for prescriptions, doctor visits, health insurance deductibles, dentist services and glasses. The only thing about this type of account is we have to use it all up each year, because it does not carry over to the...

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Giving Allowance Manager A Try

For the last few years my husband and I have had problems when it comes to the kids and allowances. How much it should be, when to pay it, who should pay it him or me? It turns out the biggest problem was keeping track of the allowance account and actually paying out. In my house, bad behavior can result in fee. This means I would subtract a small amount if they were doing something bad. I just could not...

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Dave & Busters Free Play Day

I just checked my email and saw something from Dave & Busters that caught my eye. Today only is Free Play Day. All you have to do is go to the play day site , enter your email and get your coupon for $10 in free game play. That sounds pretty good to me. I think we just may go check it out. Remember it for today only!!!