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MSE News: When a credit card is cheaper than a loan

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"Anyone borrowing less than £2,000, in particular, will pay lower interest on the top plastic than on the top loan ..."

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  • Consumerist
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    edited 18 January 2011 at 6:13PM
    And there is a lot more flexibilty when using a card compared with the straightjacket applied to loans e.g. fixed term, fixed monthly repayments, early repayment fees.
    >:)Warning: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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