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Playing the Balance Transfer Game

January 22nd, 2008 at 02:13 am

Yep, I'm back in the game after a 2 year hiatus. When I was in school it was just too much time and effort to keep a close enough eye on things to play the game, but now I am back and (hopefully) better than ever. Smile

I had 2 credit cards (my DH has 2 also but I keep them separate from mine...lesson learned the hard way not to put his debt in my name). Anyway, CC#1 was offering 0% through my January 2009 statement with a 3% transfer fee/maximum $75. CC#2 was offering "no-fee" transfers at a low rate. So I transferred my balance from CC#1 ($700)over to CC#2 to clear it of any balance (at no charge), then I transferred back the whole amount ($8800 = balances from both cards) to CC#1 at 0%.

I have been playing with the numbers, and if, once I reach $5,000 in my EF, I put all my future EF payments toward this debt plus part of our tax refund plus the usual payments I was already making it will be close to paid off before the 0% expires (about $1,000 left). After this is paid off I will resume $200/mo to EF and start $200/mo toward a down payment on a house and snowball the regular payments into our next debt.

I am just completely sick and tired of paying interest on this money. I have probably paid them 3 times over the balance in interest over the many years I have had this never-ending revolving debt. It is stopping NOW! I am definitely seeing what Dave Ramsey means by "gazelle intensity"! Wink

2 Responses to “Playing the Balance Transfer Game”

  1. Amber Says:
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    I hear you, I was thinking about taking the money out of my house fund to pay off my 0% cc but it expires in July. So I am going to continue to earn money and send what ever extra I have on the cc. I just really hate seeing a balance on anyting

  2. CanadianSaver Says:
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    I'm soooo jealous!!! The lowest I can get here in Canada is 1.9% for 6 months............. I would have the cash to wipe that out, but I hate to drain my savings (and I earn more there than the debt costs me, so!!)

    Great job doing the transfers!

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