It makes no sense to take a trip if you're
currently carrying a balance on your credit card and paying 19.99 % + in interest.
Not exact matches
The
credit scores used in most lending decisions
currently do not distinguish between folks who
carry balances on credit cards and those who pay them off each month.
So, let me just summarize by saying that in addition to making all
card and loan payments
on time each month, if you want to play it safe with your
credit score, keep as many of your
cards as possible open and active — even if you don't
currently carry any
card balances — to prevent, or at least minimize, any future increase in your
credit card utilization percentage.You never know when a major purchase might require you to run a
balance on a
credit card from month to month.
If you're
currently carrying a high
balance on a
credit card, it can be hard to rid yourself of debt.
If you'd like to save money
on interest
on the
balance you're
currently carrying, then you're probably most interested in a
credit card that charges 0 % interest
on balance transfers.
Example 2: If you
currently carry a $ 5,000
balance on three
credit cards, with an interest rate of 18 % per year, you are paying approximately $ 225 per month in interest
on your $ 15,000 in debt.
For example, let's say you are
currently carrying a $ 5,000
balance on a
credit card with an 18 percent APR and you want to transfer it to the Chase Slate
card — which doesn't charge a fee for
balances transferred within 60 days of account opening — and offers a 0 - percent intro APR
on balance transfers for the first 15 months (then 16.49 % - 25.24 % Variable).
For example, let's say you are
currently carrying a $ 5,000
balance on a
credit card with an 18 percent APR and you want to transfer it to the Chase Slate
card — which doesn't charge a fee for
balances transferred within 60 days of account opening — and offers a 0 - percent intro APR
on balance transfers for the first 15 months (then 16.24 % - 24.99 % Variable).