Ok so I'm a few months behind on some of my credit cards getting calls everyday and so what do they do? Well One sends me a new credit card with a $5000 limit and a letter stating that if I bring my current account up to date they will increase the limit on the new card to $7500 LOL! This is insanity!
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I would take them up on their offer. Use a cash advance if necessary to get current. When you have good credit, you have options. When you have bad credit, you don't. Get current, that is the first step.
The second step is a written spending plan, otherwise known as a budget. If you don't have one, it is time to start.
What is going on in your life that you have gotten behind? Has there been some sort of big change? An unavoidable big expense? Is it overspending?
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Originally posted by Petunia 100 View PostI would take them up on their offer. Use a cash advance if necessary to get current. When you have good credit, you have options. When you have bad credit, you don't. Get current, that is the first step.
The second step is a written spending plan, otherwise known as a budget. If you don't have one, it is time to start.
What is going on in your life that you have gotten behind? Has there been some sort of big change? An unavoidable big expense? Is it overspending?
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Originally posted by Christine88 View PostOverspending plain and simple. If I use the new credit card to get current it won't stop there and soon I will max that one out .
What sort of interest rates are you paying?
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Originally posted by Petunia 100 View PostI would take them up on their offer. Use a cash advance if necessary to get current. When you have good credit, you have options. When you have bad credit, you don't. Get current, that is the first step.
The second step is a written spending plan, otherwise known as a budget. If you don't have one, it is time to start.
What is going on in your life that you have gotten behind? Has there been some sort of big change? An unavoidable big expense? Is it overspending?
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Originally posted by Christine88 View PostOk so I'm a few months behind on some of my credit cards getting calls everyday and so what do they do? Well One sends me a new credit card with a $5000 limit and a letter stating that if I bring my current account up to date they will increase the limit on the new card to $7500 LOL! This is insanity!
right now this is whats driving the economy, luring folks into credit merely for survival. this is a credit based economy, without it it crashes.retired in 2009 at the age of 39 with less than 300K total net worth
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Originally posted by Petunia 100 View PostThe answer to that is in my original statement. To get current.
Works for this month, but what about next month when the minimum payment is now higher? Taking out a cash advance is setting her up to repeat the cycle. Better to get the cards current without borrowing more to do it.
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Originally posted by Baby_nurse View PostWorks for this month, but what about next month when the minimum payment is now higher? Taking out a cash advance is setting her up to repeat the cycle.
I feel you didn't read what I wrote, even though you quoted it.
I was once in credit card debt hell and clawed my way out. The key for me was staying current on everything, so that I was able to take advantage of low interest opportunities which presented themselves. Being delinquent removes that possibility. Paying late fees on top of everything else makes the pile of debt that much larger and thus should be avoided.
Originally posted by Baby_nurse View PostBetter to get the cards current without borrowing more to do it.
Notice also I stated "use a cash advance if necessary to get current". That is quite different from stating "use a cash advance whether you need to or not".
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Almost without exception, cash advances are at a very high interest rate AND the interest compounds DAILY, not monthly. This is bad news for someone trying to get out of debt.
Also, if the OP already owes a balance on the Wells Fargo account (which it sounds like she does), then she's... what? Taking a cash advance in order to increase that balance and owe MORE money on the same account? That makes no sense. If she can't afford her current payments, she'll be less likely to if her balances (and thus her minimum payments) go UP.
If the OP is late on her credit card payments, then her APRs probably skyrocketed by the second missed payment, if not the first. For all we know, her cash advance APR is 29.99% -- that's the penalty APR for many credit cards out there. So 29.99% APR interest that compounds daily... OUCH.
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Originally posted by neatdesign View PostAlmost without exception, cash advances are at a very high interest rate AND the interest compounds DAILY, not monthly. This is bad news for someone trying to get out of debt.
Also, if the OP already owes a balance on the Wells Fargo account (which it sounds like she does), then she's... what? Taking a cash advance in order to increase that balance and owe MORE money on the same account? That makes no sense. If she can't afford her current payments, she'll be less likely to if her balances (and thus her minimum payments) go UP.
If the OP is late on her credit card payments, then her APRs probably skyrocketed by the second missed payment, if not the first. For all we know, her cash advance APR is 29.99% -- that's the penalty APR for many credit cards out there. So 29.99% APR interest that compounds daily... OUCH.
As you say, if someone is currently delinquent, they are being charged the penalty rate on their entire balance. This is more expensive than being charged a higher APR on a portion of their balance.
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Originally posted by Petunia 100 View PostIf you are carrying a balance, all credit card interest compounds DAILY, not monthly. This is not something unique to cash advances.
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