Whether
multiple high interest rate balances have been consolidated or not, always try to make more than the minimum monthly payment if at all possible.
Not exact matches
Also known as debt consolidation, borrowers with
multiple high interest cards often transfer their
balances elsewhere to benefit from a zero or low
interest introductory
rate.
If you have
multiple credit cards with
high interest rates and a
balance, then try and tackle one at a time.
«Consumers are carrying
balances each month on
multiple credit cards, and some are even unaware of the
high interest rate that comes along with it.»
The most common use of
balance transfers it to consolidate debt from
multiple high -
interest rate credit cards to a single credit card with a low or 0 %
interest rate for 12 to 18 months.
If you have
multiple debt accounts with similarly low
balances, consider putting them in order from the
highest interest rate down to the lowest.
Sometimes it can be difficult to manage
multiple payments when you have a few outstanding loan
balances with
high interest rates — such as credit cards and personal loans.
Debt consolidation using
balance transfer checks to combine
multiple high interest rate credit card debt into a single payment will also benefit your credit report.
If you have three or four
balance transfer checks available at 0 %
interest for 12 months it can sometimes be wise to consolidate
multiple high interest rate credit card
balances to a single credit card and make principal only payments for 12 months to get excessive debt back under control.
The other thing I would suggest is to consider the tax implications of each investment and then
balance them across
multiple accounts; ie, the stuff that generates
interest and that is taxed at the
highest rates (Bonds, GICs, REITs) goes in your TFSAs, International stuff goes into your RRSPs so there's no withholding of foreign dividends, and stuff that generates Canadian dividends goes in your taxable account to get the Canadian gross up tax dividend.
If you have
multiple credit payments, pay towards the credit card with the
highest balance and the
highest interest rate.
If you have
multiple credit card accounts with
balances on each account plus
high interest rates, you may seek a personal loan to pay off those debts.