Reader offers tip to help track credit card expenses

Just more than a week ago, I received an e-mail that made my day.

It was an ingenious reader tip that I gladly pass along and isgreat for two reasons.

First, it's a smart money management tip I think has thepotential to help many people keep their credit card spending undercontrol.

Second, it means someone -- besides my parents and my grandmother-- is actually reading my column and thinking about ways to get themost out of her money.

To keep track of her credit card spending and keep herself fromcarrying a monthly balance, Springfield resident Rebecca Steeledevised a way to make sure she has the funds to pay the bill in fullat the end of every billing …

Reader offers tip to help track credit card expenses

Just more than a week ago, I received an e-mail that made my day.

It was an ingenious reader tip that I gladly pass along and isgreat for two reasons.

First, it's a smart money management tip I think has thepotential to help many people keep their credit card spending undercontrol.

Second, it means someone -- besides my parents and my grandmother-- is actually reading my column and thinking about ways to get themost out of her money.

To keep track of her credit card spending and keep herself fromcarrying a monthly balance, Springfield resident Rebecca Steeledevised a way to make sure she has the funds to pay the bill in fullat the end of every billing …

Reader offers tip to help track credit card expenses

Just more than a week ago, I received an e-mail that made my day.

It was an ingenious reader tip that I gladly pass along and isgreat for two reasons.

First, it's a smart money management tip I think has thepotential to help many people keep their credit card spending undercontrol.

Second, it means someone -- besides my parents and my grandmother-- is actually reading my column and thinking about ways to get themost out of her money.

To keep track of her credit card spending and keep herself fromcarrying a monthly balance, Springfield resident Rebecca Steeledevised a way to make sure she has the funds to pay the bill in fullat the end of every billing …