terest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on th

We all, over the course of our lives, sometimes rely on credit to get by. Whether it be for a mortgage on our home, a loan for a car, or a payday loan to get by until next Friday, there’s little we can do to escape the effect of a debtors society. But the way you handle your debt is something you can have a say in, and indeed the way you do so could mean you save – or spend – thousands of dollars a year.

Let’s imagine you have a few credit cards on the go. One of them, the card you had since you were in college, has a few grand racked up on it, and because you missed a few payments way back when, the interest rate is at 19%. Ouch.

But most of us never look at the interest rate we’re paying, because, quite frankly, we don’t give it a second thought. Mastercard says we owe them $184 this month, so we pay $184.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Many credit card companies will give you a card, albeit with high interest after a period of time, that for the first 6 months to a year comes with 0% interest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on the

way you handle your debt is something you can have a say in, and indeed the way you do so could mean you save – or spend – thousands of dollars a year.

Let’s imagine you have a few credit cards on the go. One of them, the card you had since you were in college, has a few grand racked up on it, and because you missed a few payments way back when, the interest rate is at 19%. Ouch.

But most of us never look at the interest rate we’re paying, because, quite frankly, we don’t give it a second thought. Mastercard says we owe them $184 this month, so we pay $184.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Many credit card companies will give you a card, albeit with high interest after a period of time, that for the first 6 months to a year comes with 0% interest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on th

n college, has a few grand racked up on it, and because you missed a few payments way back when, the interest rate is at 19%. Ouch.

But most of us never look at the interest rate we’re paying, because, quite frankly, we don’t give it a second thought. Mastercard says we owe them $184 this month, so we pay $184.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Many credit card companies will give you a card, albeit with high interest after a period of time, that for the first 6 months to a year comes with 0% interest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on th

Mastercard says we owe them $184 this month, so we pay $184.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Many credit card companies will give you a card, albeit with high interest after a period of time, that for the first 6 months to a year comes with 0% interest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on th

terest on all credit card transfers. What this means is, if you use your new card to pay a big chunk of your old card, you pay no interest on the new card for a set period of time.

Now, of course once that time is up, they’ll put you right back on the expensive interest rate, but for a short time, the money you pay on your credit card is ALL principal.

Credit card companies don’t like you doing this too much – in fact, they’ll put it on your credit card report if you do it more than a couple of times – but if you’re looking to get out of a short term financial logjam, look for those introductory offers and use a new card to pay off your old card.

Oh, and when you do – shut the old card down!