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We are on a mission to discover the BEST resources to help you make smart choices with your money.

Every resource we recommend has been Smart Cookie Approved to save you money.

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Smart Cookies and American Express Charge

American ExpressWhat is the Smartest Way to Pay? Cash, credit, debit…or charge? This was a question we asked ourselves in a money group meeting a couple years back.

After a week of looking into all of our options, the Smart Cookie approved consensus was that American Express Charge Card, gave us the financial will power and protection we needed to reach our financial goals. Here’s what we uncovered.

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Smart Cookies Approved Partners

Mint.com – Gives you total visibility to help you stay on top of your finances.  See what’s happening with all your accounts–checking, savings, investments, retirement–at any moment of the day.  And with their free mobile apps it means you can track your money on-the-go, from virtually anywhere!

Smart Bride Boutique.com – SmartBride Boutique helps today’s savvy brides create the wedding day of their dreams without sacrificing designer names or fabulous style. Local brides connect to buy, sell and save on everything including wedding dresses, bridesmaid gowns, decor, accessories and more.  We all sold our wedding dresses to this fabulous boutique.

Design Sponge Online - Design Sponge is a website daily that features store and product reviews, city, product and gift guides, diy projects, before & after furniture and home makers, home tours, recipes and trend forecasting.  It’s our go-to place for fresh new ideas on fashion and the latest trends.

My Wedding.com – A fabulous resource for planning your wedding and a portal to a whole host of additional free wedding websites.  It offers everything you need to know from budgeting, checklists, how-to’s for selecting vendors, what to wear, and even a groom’s guide just to make sure you keep him involved!

Shop It To Me.com – You can think of Shop It To Me as your FREE personal online shopper. Why run around town when you can get just tell it your favorite designers and let it do shopping for you!  They work as your personal shopper scouring the Web to find the items you love and send you personalized e-mail alerts that feature the latest markdowns, secret promotion codes, and VIP sale events.  Our recent count indicates that they shop for 781 brands!

RentFrockRepeat.com – Sign up for FREE and browse through hundreds of dresses to rent (at a fraction of the retail price) for your next wedding, work event, or vacation. You can keep the dresses for up to eight days and as a safeguard you’ll also be sent an additional size for free. When you’re done being fabulous just slip the dresses back into the prepaid return envelope and pop them in the mail.