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Choose A Better Balance Transfer Card

Posted August 22, 2008 5:51 am in Marketing Management by admin Comments Off

If you are currently experiencing problems making repayment of your credit card debt, then the time has come to consider switching your credit card account to a 0% account.

However, if you make the wrong choice, you could end up in the situation where you actually pay more to the credit card company than would otherwise have been the case if you had stayed put!

So, to choose a better balance transfer card is to make a wise choice; and to help you here are some of the things you should be on the loom out for:

What you want

  • You want the balance transfer card to offer you 0% interest for the longest possible period
  • You want the card to have no joining, fixed or associated fees that may act as an alternative to interest
  • You want the 0% interest to apply to the entire balance you transfer to the new card provider
  • You want to be able to spend on the card if you need to and for the new spending to also be subject to 0% interest for the offer period
  • You want the APR after the initial offer period to be low
  • You want to be able to transfer the balance of your credit card account to a better balance transfer card at the end of the promotion period without incurring any fees for doing this
  • You want to know if the 0% interest rate also applies to any cash withdrawals
  • You do want a good rewards program

    What you don’t want

  • You don’t want fees and charges of any kind
  • You don’t want the 0% interest to only apply to new debt incurred on purchase made on the new card itself
  • You don’t want to forfeit the 0% interest in the event that you fail to make a payment or if you make a late payment
  • You don’t want to be creating new debt on the account if you can avoid it

    If you choose a better balance transfer card wisely, you should be on the road to recovering your financial health and stability. Always keep in mind though that you are transferring your money to a better interest rate balance card for a reason, so do not rush out and spend all the money you are saving in interest payments, use that to help reduce your principal outstanding debt!

    Joseph Kenny is the webmaster of the UK credit card comparison site www.creditcards121.com/, where you can find a selection of 0% balance transfers. For US visitors there is also the comparison site www.credit-cards-info.com/ for all US balance transfer offers.