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What Is a Balance Transfer Fee?

By Bill Fay | September 6, 2024

Credit card debt has skyrocketed to more than $1.1 trillion. So has looking for ways to avoid paying interest on that mountain of money. For millions of Americans, the search…

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Should I Empty My Savings To Pay off My Credit Card?

By Michael Knisley | September 6, 2024

Here’s the dilemma. On one hand, you’d love to be free of the albatross of high-interest credit card debt hanging around your neck, especially when there’s money in a savings…

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What Happens if You Don’t Pay a Balance Transfer off in Time?

By George Morris | July 29, 2024

Transferring debt to a 0% balance transfer credit card can seem like a no-brainer. All the interest you were paying temporarily disappears. There are a lot of advantages. But those…

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How To Avoid Interest on Credit Card

By Pat McManamon | July 23, 2024

Credit cards are easy to use and fun to have – as long as bills are handled responsibly. Those who do not handle credit card debt properly face the daunting…

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Balance Transfer Offers With Bad Credit

By Sarah Brady | July 18, 2024

A balance transfer credit card can help you improve your finances, but it comes with a lot of risk. On one hand, these cards usually give you a period of…

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Can You Pay off a Credit Card With Another Credit Card?

By Bents Dulcio | July 2, 2024

Most adults (82% in 2023) have at least one credit card. We use them to shop for groceries, make online purchases, and build our credit profiles. Some of us may…

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What Happens to Your Old Credit Card After a Balance Transfer?

By Sarah Brady | June 26, 2024

Paying off your debt with a new credit card probably sounds easy. You just open up a new card, use it to pay off your other accounts and then it’s…

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Are Balance Transfers a Good Idea?

By Michael Knisley | June 25, 2024

Wait, there’s a question about this? A balance transfer lowers an interest rate and speeds up the getting-out-of-debt process and we wonder if that is a good idea? Well duh!…

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What Are the Benefits of a Balance Transfer?

By Maureen Milliken | May 30, 2024

It may seem counter-intuitive to open a new credit card to solve a credit card debt problem, but a balance transfer card is not just intuitive, it’s a great option…

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Do Balance Transfers Hurt Your Credit?

By Sarah Brady | May 22, 2024

Not everything that’s good for your finances is good for your credit, and vice versa. For example, using credit cards and loans helps build your credit scores, but can also…