Money matters series 2: low-interest credit card is not a substitute for an emergency fund


You have this low interest credit card which you do not use and it’s there only for emergency purposes, like you really don’t have the cash but you need to purchase something very important, like medicines. Now, you’re worried that if you sell it, you might get charged with a high interest rate.

What do you do?

Start by building a real emergency fund. Credit card will never help you. Now what happens if you can’t pay for the balance? You will only put yourself deeper and deeper into debt.

An unpaid balance where there once was none makes a credit card company nervous. It can also make other credit card companies you have accounts with nervous. This will lead to your credit card limit being cut and the rise on your credit card’s interest.

The only solution is to stop using your credit card and start building a savings account where you can stash away money for emergency purposes. 



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