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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Aggressive Money Saving Tips: Eliminate Frivolous Credit Card Spending

To survive modern society, I've noticed that I've had to employ aggressive money saving tips to stay financially afloat. I am a college student that recently branched from home to live on my own whilst attending college – while holding down two part-time jobs. This made me face something: I live in a financial bubble. My expenses were routinely covered by parental funding and student loans. Basically, anything that I wanted was reachable simply by demanding more money from my parents, or maxing out on school loans and credit cards. It's a dangerous bubble, but once it was popped, I learned innovative, even aggressive ways to save money. These are my aggressive money saving tips that any one can use in their daily lives.
Credit Card in Block of Ice

Freeze Your Credit Cards in A Block of Ice: According to a report in CNN Money, the average American household has over $10,000 in credit card debt at any given moment. My personal credit card debt was not as high, but was a constant annoyance nonetheless. However, it was an annoyance that was caused by my own frivolous spending. This frivolous spending was halted as soon as I iced my plastics. Aggressive Money Saving Tips for Credit and Debit Cards: Find the biggest container that you have. Try to sway away from glass – water expands when frozen, potentially splitting the glass. Fill the container half full of water. Freeze it. Place your credit and debit cards right on top. Freeze another layer of water on it. I use this