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Spring Break!
It’s that time of the year again… Spring break, baby! How about Florida this year? Or Mexico? Great stuff! But how are you going to pay for all this? Maybe you’ve got the airfare. But what about a place to sleep? What about breakfast, lunch and dinner? Wait, skip the breakfast part, you’ll probably sleep right through that!
Here’s a reality. Wherever you’re heading, it’s probably going to cost you more than you think, and more than you have. That’s why credit card companies are pushing college-age people right now to use their credit cards—or to get a new “free” credit card. Don’t fall for their spiel. It would be so easy to sign up for a “free” credit card and pay for the whole trip. But with that “free” card, you could be cruising for a credit card crash! Financing virtually anything on a credit card doesn’t make sense, unless it’s an emergency. But using plastic to finance spring break is terminally stupid. So how do you pay for spring break this year?
Making next year’s break better.Hey, you can spend more next year if you start planning right now!
Doesn’t this make sense? You’ll be on your way to spring breaks that don’t break the bank! Check out more articles on saving money, or articles on credit cards on our IsThatSo? website. Go to corningcu.org and click “IsThatSo?” under Education & Resources… See you there! Cheers, Will. |
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