As you probably know, interest rates are at all time low right now and if you aren’t getting best deal from your credit card company then they owe it to you to either lower your rate, or you owe it to yourself to find a better deal. You see, credit card companies need your business in order to succeed and if you refuse to pay a penny more than you have to then you’ll be doing yourself and others a big favour indeed. By doing this, you’ll avoid paying more than you should and companies will stop treating its clients inappropriately. Now that this is clear, we will talk about essentials of balance transfers, how they work and how you can ensure that you get absolute best possible deal.
1. First and foremost, understand what a balance transfer is. A balance transfer is when you transfer balance from one card to another in order to get a better interest rate than one that you are currently getting.
2. Second, to find absolute best deals, look to transfer balances on cards where initial interest rate is 0% and amount after that is lower than one you have now. For instance, if you’re a cardholder that has an interest rate of 27.4% on a £1000 balance and you only pay £150 a month for 6 months, you will not pay off balance in 6 months. Instead you will pay £247 worth of interest and your balance after 6 months will be £346. In contrast, if you had a 0% card and make same monthly payment then your balance will be reduced to £100 at end of 6 month period, a tremendous saving!
3. Third, don’t throw those offers that you receive in mail away. If you have great credit then you’ll likely have credit card companies vying for your attention. Just use this power to your advantage and find very best 0% deal for you.
4. If no good deals seem apparent, then you have to find your own deals. You can do this by conducting a thorough search on internet to see if you can find a 0% card offer.
5. Once you’ve done this, request information and then review it carefully. Pay close attention to rate after initial introductory period is over. For instance, if you have two choices of cards with 0% interest rates for 6 months and one charges an interest rate of 15.00% after initial period and one that charges 11.00% after initial period then by all means choose second one because it is by far better deal overall.