How to Cut Credit Card Interest

Simply making a call to your creditors to reduce your interest rate sometimes works. The credit card business is cutthroat and interest rate matching policies are frequent. If you have a cheaper rate on another card inform them, this it may help you lower your rate on their card.

Moving your Debts from One Card to Another
Before transferring your debt from a high interest rate card to a lower one call your current card provider and ask them these three questions:
• Can you move debts from other cards to theirs? If so, what is their interest rate?
• What is your current outstanding debt?
• What is your current credit limit? If the balance transfer rate is good, ask to increase it.
Once you have acquired all this information from all of your credit lenders, it is imperative to take inventory and note down all your debts in one list. Make certain you have included any overdrafts as well; it could be more expensive than your credit card debt.

Now Move the Debt to Where It Is Cheaper
The goal is to take advantage of the new and existing customer balance transfer offers. If you cannot find or obtain a card with low special rates, transfer the money to cards with the cheapest average rate.

Focus on Repaying your Most Expensive Debts First
Once you get your balance transfers complete pay the most expensive card off first. When making your monthly payments pay the minimum on the others and pay as much extra as you can on the most expensive one. Once this one is paid off work on the next highest card and do the same. This will allow your higher interest rate cards to lower faster then paying the minimum on each card.

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One Response to “How to Cut Credit Card Interest”

Kylie Batt Says:
May 12th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
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