Cards

Managing your Credit Card

Check these credit card management tips.

Do

  • Pay off your card balances each month
  • Look for competitive credit card interest rates
  • Pay the full balance, or as much as possible, every month by the date specified on your statement  
  • Keep a record of any Phone or Internet credit card transactions and keep receipts until the statement comes in
  • Be aware of your credit limit; consider a personal loan if you are carrying a balance regularly

Don't

  • Be tempted to sign up for a card purely on the basis of the loyalty or rewards scheme
  • Use your credit card if you can't manage repaying the debt in the near future
  • Be tempted to increase your credit limit if you are building debt
  • Make too many cash withdrawals from a credit card as charges may be higher for these direct transactions

Questions?

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