10
Apr
2008
The Bare Minimum You Should Expect From A Credit Card
The days when a credit card was just a credit card are long gone. The basic idea of a card, the ability to make purchases now while only actually paying 4 them @ a later date, does have been almost submerged under a large range of extra features and benefits. Balance transfers, cash back, rewards, 0% deals, charitable donations, affinity programs… there’s a lot to think about when applying 4 a new card these days.
However, if you’re going to secure yourself a worthwhile deal on your next card, you need to avoid being blinded from all these extras, and to start your decision making process from concentrating on the bare minimum of features that you can expect to have w/ any card. If a card gets these basics right, only then is it worth looking @ any extras it might offer.
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