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Las ofertas de tarjetas de crédito sin intereses son cada vez más comunes en estos días y, si bien pueden parecer increíblemente atractivas, Aquí hay algunas cosas que debe considerar antes de apresurarse a realizar una de estas ofertas.
Si bien puede obtener un interés del 0% durante unos meses, tal vez incluso un año, ¿tiene que pagar alguna comisión durante este período? Lea la letra pequeña para poder tener en cuenta el costo de cualquier tarifa.
¿A quién no le gustaría tener una tasa de interés del 0%? Todas las ventajas de pedir dinero prestado sin los cargos financieros que suelen conllevar las deudas de las tarjetas de crédito. Podrías hacer una compra grande y saldarla en varios meses sin tener que pagar ningún interés. Pero, ¿qué pasará una vez que finalice el período introductorio y la tasa de interés suba? Lo más probable es que sea alta y, si no pudo pagar su saldo a tiempo, podría quedarse atrapado pagando altos intereses durante un tiempo.
Puede estar seguro de que puede pagar su saldo durante el período introductorio. Pero, ¿qué pasaría si perdieras tu trabajo? ¿O tuvo una emergencia médica? Podrías quedarte atrapado con esa deuda de tarjeta de crédito durante mucho más tiempo del que esperabas. Si bien nunca esperamos enfrentarnos a una crisis financiera repentina, sucede. Por lo tanto, si estás pensando en usar una tarjeta de crédito con un 0% de descuento para hacer una compra importante, es más seguro ahorrar primero el dinero, así sabrás que podrás saldarlo cuando llegue el momento.
Según su experiencia anterior con las tarjetas de crédito, ¿podrá controlar sus gastos durante el período del 0%? ¿O existe la posibilidad de que gastes de más y tengas problemas para saldarlos antes de que aumente la APR? Si ya tienes una deuda importante con tarjetas de crédito y tiendes a tener un saldo elevado en tus tarjetas de crédito, no sería prudente abrir una cuenta nueva, independientemente de lo tentador que sea el 0%.
Si quieres hablar con uno de nuestros asesores de crédito Para saber cómo administrar la deuda de su tarjeta de crédito, llame a credit.org hoy mismo.
Article written by
Melinda Opperman
Melinda Opperman es una educadora excepcional que vive y respira la creación e implementación de formas innovadoras de motivar y educar a los miembros de la comunidad y a los estudiantes sobre la educación financiera. Melinda se unió a credit.org en 2003 y tiene más de dos décadas de experiencia en la industria.