1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Credit / Debt Management
LaToya Irby
LaToya's Credit / Debt Blog

By LaToya Irby, About.com Guide to Credit / Debt

4 Credit Card Tricks That Cost

Tuesday April 22, 2008

Make no mistake about it, the bank that issues your credit card is part of capitalistic America and aims to make money. Sure, the bank provides you with the convenience of a credit card, but that convenience comes at a cost. If you're like many other consumers, you're not always aware of these costs. That's because credit card companies have sneaky ways of getting you to pay more money, like shortening your grace period and making it more difficult for you to avoid a finance charge.

Find out more credit card tricks and learn how you can avoid the costs - 4 Tricks Credit Cards Play So You Pay More.

Comments

No comments yet. Leave a Comment

Leave a Comment

Line and paragraph breaks are automatic. Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title="">, <b>, <i>, <strike>

Explore Credit / Debt Management
About.com Special Features

10 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Credit

Easy steps to take control of your credit card debt. More >

Year End Tax Planning

Discover financial planning opportunities with these three tips. More >

  1. Home
  2. Business & Finance
  3. Credit / Debt Management

©2010 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.