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Don't Pay Your Minimum Balance on Credit Cards
You have two or more major credit cards comfortably snug inside
your wallet. You are quite proud of them and they seem to act
like your security blanket. But are you sure that security is
the commodity being offered by the credit cards? The credit
cards offer immediacy. That is, you can immediately purchase an
item you like using your credit cards. Without the plastic, you
will have to scrimp and save for weeks or months before you can
afford that certain item. With credit cards, you incur a debt
each time you have the plastics swiped. And, looking closely at
the debt balance, you notice that it wasn't reduced much each
time you pay.
To get out of a debt or a loan, the best you can do is not to
pay your minimum balance. Each time you pay the minimum balance,
you are letting the credit card company or the lender take as
much interest as they can out of your hard-earned money. A debt
of $3,000 may not seem much and you certainly can take care of
this in less than six months. But your minimum balance reflected
in your statement of account is surprisingly small. You smile.
Do you really think that the minimum balance was made small
because the credit card company was considerate? Think again.
How much is the total amount you have paid for all your monthly
payments for credit cards, loans and debts? Perhaps you have
paid more
than half of the price of the item that you purchased.
Check the debt balance you still need to pay. The balance is
still high, after all the payments you have made. For how long
will you be paying so that you can pay off the debt? Obviously,
it will take you a long time.
To fix the situation and to put you on a more stable financial
situation, you need to take steps. The first of these is to come
up with a written plan to pay off all your debt. Second, pay
much more than your minimum amount. This will significantly
reduce the balance. Third, keep your credit cards snug inside
the wallet. As much as possible, it must not go near a cash
register. Use it only for emergencies, not for a big midnight
sale. Another step you can do is to move the balances on cards
that charge high interest rates to cards with lower interest
rates.
And lastly, never get a payday loan to pay off your credit card
payments. Though credit cards charge high rates, the rates of
payday loans are even higher.
About the author:
Michael Colucci is a technical writer for Low Interest
Credit Cards
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