| Get A Low Cost Loan By Using Balance Transfers
By Joseph
Keeping interest payments down is a sign of good money management and credit card tarts have got it down to a fine art. Credit card tarts take advantage of 0% balance transfer deals to make sure they never pay interest on their credit card debt.
Credit Card Tarts
It works like this. The borrower applies for and gets a credit card that offers 0% on balance transfers for a fixed period. Usually this is six months to a year. The borrower transfers the existing debt on to the credit card and makes repayments as usual. Since no interest is being charged, all repayments are reducing the amount of money owed, which is good news for the borrower's long term financial health.
At least six weeks before the 0% deal is due to expire, the borrower applies for another 0% credit card and transfers the remaining balance on to the card. This means the borrower has another period of clearing debt without paying interest. This strategy can be repeated several times, though many credit card companies have got wise to it and are now charging balance transfer fees.
Low Cost Loans
This is a great strategy for people who are trying to reduce debt, but it turns out that it can also be used for debt-free people who want to get a low cost loan. To do this, borrowers need to find two different types of credit cards. Debt free people with a good credit rating should have little problem with this strategy.
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