INTEREST-FREE LOAN AT YOUR FINGER TIPS
Your credit card is a source of interest-free loan. But, this will work, if and only if you think of your credit card as a tool for personal cash flow management –rather than additional cash in your wallet.
It often happens that a purchase has to be made before your expected cash has become available. If you know that your cash will come in before the bill from the credit card falls due, make the purchase with your credit card –but pay off the whole purchase when your cash comes in and save yourself the interest cost. In this way, you will in effect have availed of an interest-free loan.
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Jun 12, 2008 at 12:34 am
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Jun 12, 2008 at 12:54 am
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Donna
Jun 12, 2008 at 10:21 am
Really useful post. I enjoyed reading it, we need these tips to survive. Thanks
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