How Web Masters Can Start a Home Based Business Using Credit Cards

Written by Claire Bowes


If you’re a webmaster who has been itching to start a home based business and you are experiencing some cash flow problems and are considering leaving your dreams byrepparttar wayside, don’t. Credit cards may be your answer. Now before you start feeling guilty about using your credit cards for some much needed cash flow and before you antagonize over this issue because of “debt”, let me assure you that credit cards may be your key to success when you use them wisely.

This isn’t to say that you should go out and run up your cards up torepparttar 112341 limit simply because they are there. Instead, we’re saying that credit cards are not all bad, credit card companies aren’trepparttar 112342 devil and if you use your cards smartly then they can help jump start your fledging business’ finances or get you out of a cash crunch. However,repparttar 112343 key is to learn how to use credit cards to your advantage and not your disadvantage. With this in mind, we have provided you withrepparttar 112344 top five tips that will help you use your credit cards wisely:

1. First and foremost, you should realize that carrying cards have some advantages. Here are some major ones that you should be aware of:

a. Credit allows you to buy needed supplies instantly instead of waiting until later; b. You can spread outrepparttar 112345 cost of expensive equipment like software and computers; c. You can learn to cleverly float cards and get months of interest free loans if you chooserepparttar 112346 right card and use it correctly; d. When you use cards, your purchases are insured; e. Credit cards allow you to keep track of miscellaneous purchases and expenses; f. You can earn points and other rewards simply for usingrepparttar 112347 card; g. Credit cards help you budget your money. You get a single limit and once that is exceeded then you will be declined so you’ll be encouraged to keep track of how much limit you have.

Balance Transfers Can Help You Stop Putting Money Down The Drain!

Written by Claire Bowes


As you probably know, interest rates are at all time low right now and if you aren’t gettingrepparttar 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 andrepparttar 112340 companies will stop treating its clients inappropriately.

Now that this is clear, we will talk aboutrepparttar 112341 essentials of balance transfers, how they work and how you can ensure that you getrepparttar 112342 absolute best possible deal.

1. First and foremost, understand what a balance transfer is. A balance transfer is when you transferrepparttar 112343 balance from one card to another in order to get a better interest rate thanrepparttar 112344 one that you are currently getting.

2. Second, to findrepparttar 112345 absolute best deals, look to transfer balances on cards whererepparttar 112346 initial interest rate is 0% andrepparttar 112347 amount after that is lower thanrepparttar 112348 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 offrepparttar 112349 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 makerepparttar 112350 same monthly payment then your balance will be reduced to £100 atrepparttar 112351 end ofrepparttar 112352 6 month period, a tremendous saving!

3. Third, don’t throw those offers that you receive inrepparttar 112353 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 findrepparttar 112354 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 onrepparttar 112355 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 torepparttar 112356 rate afterrepparttar 112357 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% afterrepparttar 112358 initial period and one that charges 11.00% afterrepparttar 112359 initial period then by all means chooserepparttar 112360 second one because it is by farrepparttar 112361 better deal overall.

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