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0 Interest Rate Credit Card

A 0 interest rate credit card can save you money or make you money if you use it correctly. This article will tell you how to do both of those things.

One major point to check is whether the card offers the zero percentage for purchases for balance transfers or both. Of course, this zero percentage on purchases can be useful if you really need to make a lot of purchases at one time so you make the most of the zero percentage initial period, but the balance transfer option is maybe even more valuable.

The more obvious way to use the zero percent balance transfer offer is to use it to transfer existing debts onto the new account which means you pay no interest on that borrowing for the specified time. This can make a big difference to some people's finances. It is often the case that the minimum monthly repayments only just cover the interest on the borrowing, so for some people it can be easy to get into the habit of only paying this amount and so not actually reducing the borrowing much at all. If one can avoid paying any interest at all for a year (or whatever the initial period is) the same monthly repayments can reduce the borrowing considerable, thus making real financial progress rather than just standing still.

The less well known method of using a zero percent balance transfer offer can usually make a reliable profit. This approach is easy and just requires transferring the balance available on the new account into somewhere it can generate a profit. The easiest and probably safest way to generate profit on this money is a savings bank account. Other options might make more profit but incur a correspondingly higher risk. Bonds are an option as are traded stocks, shares, commodities and currencies. Promissory notes to either real estate or business are a different option which might attract about 12% interest but do require careful due diligence to be sure that everything is as it seems.

While the zero percentage is obviously of major importance, don't forget to check other details when comparing cards.

A 0 interest rate credit card can be of great value, as shown in this article, but should always be used wisely.