tough tactics for tough times

Here's a tip that put $1000 in my pocket in 2014. It's not for everyone. I have two credit cards. One for business, one for personal use. Both pay cash back on accumulated points.

All the fuel, lunch on the road, truck repairs, maintainence, tools, everything that has anything to do with business goes on my business credit card. Now the common sense part...you must pay it off every month and never be late with a payment. Don't do those two things and you are going backwards.

This isn't something that happens overnight. Took me years to accumulate $1000 worth of points, but I am currently working on my second thousand.

Again this isn't for everyone. If you are not anal about paying bills on time, or like to roll a credit card balance month to month get that sucker paid off.


Edit: I re-read your original post olddude. You wanted tips from the real pros. I don't consider myself a real pro lol., Just another guy trying to get by from one month to the next.
Take my tip for what it's worth.