When going shopping with a credit card it is hard to feel how much money you actually spend because you don’t see it. It also takes time until you actually have to pay your debt, so that doesn’t help either. One main reason that people like to use cash, or give themselves a certain cash amount a month to use, is to prevent overspending. If you are shopping with a card, keep track of how much you buy, and keep your budget in mind.

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