Comments on: Freeze Your Credit Cards to Ice Your Spending http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Wed, 23 May 2012 05:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Riley http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-31557 Riley Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:43:49 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-31557 If you ever need to get at your cards after freezing them in water, do NOT put the block of ice into the microwave.. You will destroy your card. Microwaves heat from the inside out, not to mention the Magnetic Strip on the Credit Card and the metallic parts in the card.... Just thought I'd remind people of that.... If you ever need to get at your cards after freezing them in water, do NOT put the block of ice into the microwave.. You will destroy your card. Microwaves heat from the inside out, not to mention the Magnetic Strip on the Credit Card and the metallic parts in the card….

Just thought I’d remind people of that….

]]> By: Sarah http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-29087 Sarah Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:08:10 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-29087 Random thought on this one, but do you think that could include a wooden handle??? I think I might enjoy it so much that way that I would end up forgetting about whatever I wanted as I ate my way to the card. Only worry would be, does juice freeze as completely as water? Random thought on this one, but do you think that could include a wooden handle??? I think I might enjoy it so much that way that I would end up forgetting about whatever I wanted as I ate my way to the card. Only worry would be, does juice freeze as completely as water?

]]> By: Sarah http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-29086 Sarah Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:05:49 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-29086 If you do not use your card every so often it actually hurts your credit. Also, if there is an emergency, for example your car breaks down and you simply do not have the cash, a credit card is a great way to take care of that until you can pay it off. There is no use in cutting the damn things up, they are useful when used responsibly...hidden far far away locked in a brick off ice until they are truly needed. If you do not use your card every so often it actually hurts your credit. Also, if there is an emergency, for example your car breaks down and you simply do not have the cash, a credit card is a great way to take care of that until you can pay it off. There is no use in cutting the damn things up, they are useful when used responsibly…hidden far far away locked in a brick off ice until they are truly needed.

]]> By: Sarah http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-29085 Sarah Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:04:08 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-29085 My guess would be it depends on how high you filled the water....lol. If you filled it all the way to the top the lid will possibly pop off, expanding liquid and all that, but if you did not in my opinion it would be a great way to make sure that your cards are safe. Not many people are into stealing "leftover" which is hopefully exactly what your cards now look like. My guess would be it depends on how high you filled the water….lol. If you filled it all the way to the top the lid will possibly pop off, expanding liquid and all that, but if you did not in my opinion it would be a great way to make sure that your cards are safe. Not many people are into stealing “leftover” which is hopefully exactly what your cards now look like.

]]> By: Sarah http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-29083 Sarah Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:02:19 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-29083 Oh yes, I have been meaning to do this for quite some time now. As I catch myself whipping out the debit card for EVERYTHING. Especially things I do not need. Now I am wondering how I will pay for school this month and it is time for this madness to end. So...the credit card, the debit card, and my atm card (i have a bad habit of hitting up the atm machine if I do not have the debit...) are all hiding in the freezer wrapped in tin foil waiting for the ice to take effect. Hopefully this works as well as I hope it will, and hopefully I can quit smoking in the process. NO money access means no access to cigarette money. Good luck to everyone else on making their goals as well. Oh yes, I have been meaning to do this for quite some time now. As I catch myself whipping out the debit card for EVERYTHING. Especially things I do not need. Now I am wondering how I will pay for school this month and it is time for this madness to end. So…the credit card, the debit card, and my atm card (i have a bad habit of hitting up the atm machine if I do not have the debit…) are all hiding in the freezer wrapped in tin foil waiting for the ice to take effect. Hopefully this works as well as I hope it will, and hopefully I can quit smoking in the process. NO money access means no access to cigarette money. Good luck to everyone else on making their goals as well.

]]> By: Craig http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-25373 Craig Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:11:22 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-25373 I just did this with one of my cards. I put the lid on so it wouldn't be readily visible if someone was to look in the freezer. Should I have done this or just put the bowl in the freezer without replacing the lid? I just did this with one of my cards. I put the lid on so it wouldn’t be readily visible if someone was to look in the freezer. Should I have done this or just put the bowl in the freezer without replacing the lid?

]]> By: Marc http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-22587 Marc Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:02:53 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-22587 Have you tried cutting them up? Or shredding them perhaps? That works just as well... Have you tried cutting them up? Or shredding them perhaps? That works just as well…

]]> By: brittany http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-17846 brittany Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:57:33 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-17846 Chiko, that's great advice if you never want a bank/financial institution to lend you money for anything - EVER. Think about it, you need good credit (or at least SOME CREDIT) to buy a house or get a loan for a car...if you just 'do it the old fashioned way', you'll be waiting a good 20-30 years (with really frugal spending/saving habits before you'll be buying your first little starter home. But then again, some people are content just renting their whole lives - which is great too, don't get me wrong. Chiko, that’s great advice if you never want a bank/financial institution to lend you money for anything – EVER. Think about it, you need good credit (or at least SOME CREDIT) to buy a house or get a loan for a car…if you just ‘do it the old fashioned way’, you’ll be waiting a good 20-30 years (with really frugal spending/saving habits before you’ll be buying your first little starter home.
But then again, some people are content just renting their whole lives – which is great too, don’t get me wrong.

]]> By: trina http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-16612 trina Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:30:25 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-16612 This is great. I am in the process of freezing of my credit card right now. It's good to hear that I am not alone. :) This is great. I am in the process of freezing of my credit card right now. It’s good to hear that I am not alone. :)

]]> By: Andy @ Retire at 40 http://moneyning.com/credit-cards/freeze-your-credit-cards-to-ice-your-spending/comment-page-1/#comment-13771 Andy @ Retire at 40 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:47:11 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=2263#comment-13771 Heh, that's pretty funny. Of course, I have a problem in that I know my credit card number off by heart and I know I can shop online. In fact, neither this or having my credit card in my wallet makes a single difference to my impromptu spending ... it just doesn't happen. Heh, that’s pretty funny. Of course, I have a problem in that I know my credit card number off by heart and I know I can shop online. In fact, neither this or having my credit card in my wallet makes a single difference to my impromptu spending … it just doesn’t happen.

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