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'Frozen' Credit Card Account

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Resist buying that "just got to have" item by making it hard to get to your credit card.
Fill a quart freezer bag with water and put your credit card inside and put the bag in your freezer compartment.
When it's frozen, put the quart sized, frozen credit card in a half gallon bag and fill it with

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water and put in the very back of your freezer compartment.
Having to go home and dig out the credit card and un-thawing it means you REALLY need the item - or you have no won't power at all!

- Submitted by POPEYETHETURTLE 4/8/2010 in Saving Money | 3 Comments

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