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Top 10 Credit Card Tips (Page 1 of 2)
The credit card has been one of the most popular inventions of this time, helping consumers acquire convenience and boosting consumer spending for the economy. However, credit cards have been exploited for the wrong reasons, and thus have become the main source of debt for many consumers. Thus, in order for credit cards to be beneficial, consumers would need to be well-informed on the proper usage of credit cards.
1. Pay off your outstanding balances each month
Rolling over outstanding balances will only result in snowballing debt. Credit card interest rates are amongst the highest as compared to other types of debt. With this, your cost of expenses is increased without any apparent benefit to you.
2. Transfer your high interest credit card balances to 0% APR credit cards
If your outstanding credit card balances are high, you should work out a balance transfer to other credit cards that offer introductory 0% APRs. This way, you can stagger monthly payments and pay off your credit card debt gradually without incurring additional interests.
3. Cut up high interest credit cards
Its time you evaluate your credit card interests, and cut up those that charge high interest rates, no matter how wonderful their reward programs at. At the end of the day, the rewards attained will not equate the additional interests incurred.
4. Be careful with your credit limit
As your credit limit may be 2 or 3 times greater than your monthly income, it can be fairly easy for you to overspend. Thus, when using your credit card, be sure that you dont charge more than what you can truly afford.
5. Check your credit card statements
Contrary to what you may believe, banks and credit card companies may make errors in their billing statements to you. Thus, it is best to have a habit of cross checking your credit card charges before making payment.
6. Automatic transfer payments
If your credit card is being used for grocery shopping, you can always arrange for an auto-payment with your bank to ensure that you always pay on time. However, you would still need to cross-check your credit card statements and make a complaint if you find any discrepancies.
7. No credit cards when window shopping
Do you have bad control over your shopping habits? If you are on a window shopping spree, it may be advisable not be bring your credit card. How else would you buy anything if you are out of cash with no credit cards? This is a good way to stop yourself from impulse purchases.
8. Be aware of your rights
Consumers are entitled to rights when it comes to making purchases. The government has set forth many guidelines for retailers in order to protect consumers. Thus, if you have paid for something which did not get sent to you, or if you purchase something that turns out to be faulty, you have every right to demand for a refund or make a report to the Federal Trade Commission.
How To Find Bad Credit Lenders
First, what is a bad credit lender?
A bad credit lender is normally a small company, not a bank, that offers loan programs to individuals or business owners that have no credit or bad credit.
Generally speaking, banks only offer loans to individuals or business owners that have good credit.
A credit score of 600 or above would be rated as having good credit.
You maybe thinking, do you have good credit? The best way to find that out is to order your credit report and score online.
Another way to find out if you have poor credit is to ask yourself:
Have you been late on your payments more than three times over the last 6 months?
Do you have any closed accounts on your credit report?
Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?
Do you have any judgments on your report?
If you have answered yes for any of the questions above, you have no credit or bad credit.
What About Loans From A Bank?
Banks are not in the business of giving individuals loans that have no credit or bad credit. If you have no credit or poor credit, you must look for companies that offer loans to individuals that have bad credit.
You would just make your credit worst by applying with a bank, because your credit score is reduced every time you are turned down.
How To Find A Bad Credit Lender?
The best way to find these types of lenders is to go online and purchase a list of poor credit lenders. I am not aware of any websites that offer this information for free.
Order a list of lenders and contact each one by phone, to go over what they can offer.
It would help if you can get a copy of your credit report before contacting a lender. This would make their job easier because you can just tell them what is on your credit report. They could immediately tell you if they can help you to get approved for a loan.
Be sure to tell each company what is on your credit report. This will save you and the company a great deal of time.
Do not apply with companies that only want to check your credit before they will talk to you.
Even if they were not willing to review your credit report over the phone, you could still ask them what type of credit do they accept. Some companies can tell you up front that they do not accept individuals that have an R9 on their credit report.
Do not apply to a lender that charges an application fee. It is illegal for a lender to charge an up front application fee. A lot of companies that charge an application fee are not lenders. They are marketing companies that are just going to send your application to a lender.
A lot of people try using their local newspaper to find a bad credit lender. This is not a good idea, because you will only find marketing companies that charge a fee to accept your application. Once you have sent in your money and application, they would forward your application to a lender.
Take the time to go online to find the best current list of bad credit lenders.