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By: Scott Pape - get out of credit card debt

Scott Pape - get out of credit card debt — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:16:49 +0000

Just thought i’d add my 2 cents worth.

When transfering your balance to a zero or low balance transfer credit card I always recommend pulling out the old scissors and cutting up the new card so you cannot rack up anymore credit card debt.

Dont spend money you dont have, to impress people you dont like, with things you dont need!

By: sammy

sammy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:26:30 +0000

Beware the “0% until the transferred balance is paid off” fine print. Your payments may be applied to the 0% balance rather than new purchases.

If you make new purchases at 21%, for example, your payments wont apply to that balance until you have paid off the transferred balance first. If it takes you a long time to pay off that balance transfer, you could be adding huge finance charges if you keep using the card.

My tip: Put the card away until you pay off the transferred balance and set up auto-payments.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:40:11 +0000

I’ve been using credit card arbitrage for a while, and have made quite a bit off of the free money credit card companies are issuing these days.

I will usually use this site: http://www.mycreditstrategy.com

They keep up to date with all of the newest 0% Balance Transfer options, and they have some great info on it as well.

Just make sure you don’t miss a payment!

By: Steve "The Credit Card Debt Relief Man" B

Steve "The Credit Card Debt Relief Man" B — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:23:25 +0000

Like mentioned you cannot go late, EVEN ON ANOTHER CARD. Most credit cards nowadays utilize “universal default”, this means that if you go late an anything that gets reported on your credit report, your credit card issuer can raise the interest rate. Even if you were always on time with that particular card. This is a very serious matter and should not be taken lightly. It is a very hard nut to swallow when you suddenly see all 5 of your credit cards with balances have the interest rates go from very low, to very high without warning.

By: gkr

gkr — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:29:22 +0000

Unless the balance to be transferred significant enough to outweigh the transaction costs there is no point in using a credit card balance transfer. Also after transferring the balance to a zero percent introductory rate or whatever percent rate it is always easy to forget to pay on time and incur the high percentage rates thereafter. All it takes is one slip-up. If you transfer to an AT&T Universal Card the introductory zero interest rate will jump to nearly 29% rate for a late payment.

When the balance is transferred form the old card to the new card it is important to keep an eye on using the old card. We tend to use it more and again add up the debts. Then both the cards will have huge balances making it tough to pay or pay late with penalty. This is only to regret later.

With the money you save by transferring to low rate credit cards, it better to save the money that you would have paid on the old credit card. This will accrue over months. Ofcourse you should always remember to pay the debts on both cards in time. But the saved money will come in emergency or make use of it for another business venture.

By: usacreditcards/

usacreditcards/ — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:25:22 +0000

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By: KJones

KJones — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:14:51 +0000

After reading here I’ve again come to the conclusion that the most important thing you need to know is DO THE MATH!

One particular deal we had a few years ago was to transfer our existing credit card balance to a new credit card.

The offer was no interest on the transferred balance for 12 months, and no interest on new purchases for 6 months. This was very confusing, to say the least! After the no interest deal expired, we would wind up paying 1 percent more than what our current card was charging. After getting plenty of help from our calculator, we decided this would be an excellent deal as long as we kept our payments going at the same rate as we were already doing with our original creditor.

We saved almost 50 percent on our bills for the next year following the transfer to the new card. I would like to point out that we were only able to save a significant amount of money by keeping true to our payments and also cutting out any extra purchases to the new card after about three months of opening the account.

After we finished our get out of dept voyage with the new zero interest rate card, we closed that account. We did very well in keeping our credit rating at a shining level and were able to open yet another account with a different credit card company that offered a terrific interest rate to us based on our past credit performance.

To say it in simple terms, I do recommend the transfer of a debt if you are sure you can commit to the finance terms outlined in their agreement. Also, be aware of how long they are offering the free ride.

By: James

James — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:10:54 +0000

One thing that you should always be careful about with credit cards, or any type of debt, is that you do not think of an extension as a forgiveness. I know that some debt counsellors actually recomend that you don’t try to consolidate debt until you have a handle on your expenses – if you are still spending more than you are earning then that is what you must concentrate on. I have seen friends convince themselves that they are in a better financial position when all they’ve got is more debt.

By all means go for 0% credit card offers, but this is not an excuse to let your spending stay out of control.