Some offers advertise a low payment rate without telling you that it applies
only during an introductory period.
Not exact matches
Balance transfers
only make sense if you are able to pay off the balance
during the
introductory period, or at the very least, you are able to take advantage of the 0 % interest to substantially pay down the debt.
It can make sense, considering that your
only expense
during the
introductory period is the transfer fee, which can range from 3 % to 5 %.
It is wise to do the balance transfer
only if you can pay off the entire debt
during the
introductory period.
In most cases, a debt consolidation credit card will
only save you money if you can manage to pay the balance in full
during the
introductory period.
It's important to
only use that opportunity if you know you can pay off the balance
during the
introductory APR time
period.
Not
only is the card free to hold, but you can avoid interest charges without paying your bill in full
during the
introductory period.