Applaud Women Winter Issue-Making Good Credit Card Purchase Decisions

Making Good Credit Card Purchase Decisions by Helen Dutton owner of A Vision of Your Own. Visit her website at
www.avisionofyourown.com.

QUESTION: My credit card bills are arriving from the holiday splurge. It all seemed like a good idea at the time of purchase, but now I’m wondering what on earth I spent my money on! What’s going on?

ANSWER: Ah…the January credit card bill blues! I’m wondering if you have similar thoughts every month when you get your credit card statement; chances are, there are many months when you look at your list of purchases and wonder “what on earth did I buy?” The answer of your discontent lies in your values.

Personal values are those attributes that we hold most near and dear to our hearts. They may include qualities like integrity and honesty, but they will often include elements such as nature, excitement, knowledge, and family. Look on-line for a comprehensive list of values – 100 or more – or you can contact me and I will send you a list. Take a first pass through the list and choose no more than 10. Let that sit for a bit. Now go through the list and narrow the list to 3 or 4. If you are having trouble narrowing it down (and most of us do ), ask yourself what would be the last thing you would give up if you had to? And to read the rest of the article go to the Winter issue of Applaud Women at www.applaudwomen.com. Click on the Winter cover image found on the homepage to enter the publication, turn pages (make sure you turn on your sound to hear the pages swish), print pages or download the entire magazine.



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