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Personal Finance and Investing

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1. I'd tell them never to use a debit card to pay for things.

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 12:17 AM

Nov 2014

Pay actual cash. It's far easier to keep track of your spending that way.

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Economic survival advice: what would you tell young people these days ? [View all] steve2470 Nov 2014 OP

I'd tell them never to use a debit card to pay for things. SheilaT Nov 2014 #1

nothing like the feeling of hard cash leaving your fingers lol steve2470 Nov 2014 #2

"Pay yourself first" A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #3

good advice ! steve2470 Nov 2014 #4

One thing to look into is a rewards type credit card A HERETIC I AM Nov 2014 #5

more good advice, I have one myself, thanks ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #7

I gave him my old car, totally paid off and totally fixed up to boot steve2470 Nov 2014 #8

Excellent! SheilaT Nov 2014 #9

Two things jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #10

good advice ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #11

I wish someone had gave me that advice. jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #12

Just from personal experience jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #13

What others have said about saving. SheilaT Jan 2015 #15