3. What are 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card Offers? 02 Have a brief knowledge about 0% balance transfer for 6 months. We know 0% balance transfer cards can save us money. How do they work, and is there anything we should be looking out for when comparing these cards? The banks have come up with the perfect product to address the problem of credit card debt. Of course the product is designed to make the bank a profit, however if used correctly a 0% balance transfer could be the key to getting rid of your credit card debt once and for all. The advantage of doing this is that for a special promotional period you will not be charged any interest on that transferred balance. This means you will save vast amounts of money in interest charges, giving you breathing space to pay your debt off faster.
4. How to Compare 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards 03 With all of the 0% balance transfer deals being offered it can get very confusing comparing them. If you need some help doing a balance transfer side-by-side comparison, then this slide will help you find out exactly what you should be looking for in a card. 0% balance transfer for six months 0% balance transfer deals are offered for a limited amount of time. Each card will have its own set time limit, but most will give you six months to get catch up on your debt. Once the promotional time period has expired, interest will be added to the balance if it has not been fully paid off. Balance transfer rates and purchase rates When you are comparing 0% for six months balance transfer cards, you should understand that these cards should be used for a balance transfer only.
5. How to Compare 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards 04 Continued… There are some cards that offer a 0% rate for balance transfers and for purchases. If you need a card for both, this may work for you. You must make sure it that the 0% interest rate lasts the same amount of time for both the purchases and the balance transfer. It is important to find out exactly what the interest rate will be once the introductory time has expired. If you're going to have to pay a 20% rate of interest after six months, and you don't feel that you can get your debt handled within this time frame, then you would be better off looking for a 12 month or longer balance transfer card that offers a low rate.
9. Find out if the cards offer both a 0% interest rate for balance transfers and for purchases, and whether they last the same amount of time.
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12. How to Use 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards 08 Tips on how to use 0% balance transfer credit cards. Continued… This is a balance transfer card only. This card is designed for a specific purchase and must be used that way. The thing that you can do is hide the card anyway so that you never use it for any purchases. Find out when it ends. You need to be very clear about the end date on the introductory period for your 0% balance transfer card so that you can set a target date for paying it off. Make use of the entire promotional time period. The sooner you can transfer over the balance to your new card, the sooner you can start taking advantage of the 0% interest rate.