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December 19, 2025 10 mins
Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3392: Jackie Beck reveals how using a credit card for emergencies can easily spiral into long-term debt and financial stress. Through her personal story, she emphasizes the importance of building an emergency fund, defining true emergencies, and making intentional spending decisions to break free from the debt cycle. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.jackiebeck.com/common-credit-card-mistakes/ Quotes to ponder: "You don’t need an emergency credit card. You need an emergency FUND." "If you don’t have the money yet, you can’t afford whatever it is yet." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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