| Don't Charge It - Use Cash |
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| Written by William Blake |
| Sunday, 26 July 2009 16:09 |
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Today credit cards are all the rage. Everyone has one. No one pays cash for anything anymore. Some people don't even carry cash. Charging is the way to go. And the result? A lot of people drowning in credit card debt. The solution? Try using cash for a change.
Today credit cards are all the rage. Everyone has one. No one pays cash for anything anymore. Some people don't even carry cash. Charging is the way to go. And the result? A lot of people drowning in credit card debt. The solution? Try using cash for a change. When you apply for a credit card be sure you read carefully the terms and conditions. You might start out with an amazing rate. But don't miss or payment or make a late payment. You might find that they double or even triple that rate of interest. Purchases made on a credit card that has interest rates nearing 30% are going to cost you a small fortune down the road. Credit is not all bad. We all need credit at one time or another and you can't establish good credit if you never use credit for anything. If you always pay cash how will creditors know that you are a good risk? So there is a balance to be had. However, compounding interest makes credit card use a dangerous game. You need to be careful because before you know you it can rack up huge debts on multiple credit cards and they will just keep mounding month to month. It becomes a vicious cycle. Using credit cards for intangible things encourages debt. It is convenient to purchase groceries, gas, pedicures, and other services on a credit card, but in a few weeks there will be nothing to show for it. When the bill comes, the food will have been eaten and the gas gone from the tank. An emergency card is good to have. It is very useful when the unexpected happens and there is no disposable cash to take care of it. So it is not necessary to ban all credit card use. So pick the one with the lowest interest rate, pay the others off and cut them up. Close your accounts and don't let the credit card companies talk you out of it. They are the only ones that stand to gain from you having multiple credit cards and mountains of credit card debt. There is a lot to be said for the old fashion way of doing things. If you want something pay cash for it. If you don't have the cash save up until you do have it. If you can't save up enough for it you probably didn't need it anyway. There would be a lot less people in debt if everyone lived by those simple rules. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Do you need reliable information about how to cancel credit card account? Visit http://www.debtopedia.com for more tips about consolidating credit debt and other debt reduction ideas. |