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matthewfelgate
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I don't understand Stoozing. If you build up payments on a Credit Card with a 0% purchase. I understand that money you would have used to pay the credit card off can be in a Interest savings account earning some money. But if you want to Balance transfer, doesn't the 2~3% balance transfer fee wipe out the interest you can earn on that money in a savings account?
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In the old days you did not get charged the balance transfer fee so more money could be made. My mortgage rate was maybe 8% and Egg would allow me to stick £15k straight in my mortgage account (One Account offset type) for a year with no fee. I would pay back the minimum and then pay back the balance just before real interest kicked in having made the equiv of 8% on £15k tax free. Job done.
Now the fees have kicked in and the mortgage rate is lower so it is less worth it, so the slow stooze (putting everything on 0% purchases card and paying the min) is the way to make a bit.I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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with a build up on a purchase card, the easiest profit is from paying it off when the deal ends, then move onto a new purchase rate card from a different supplier.0
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or BT it at that point to a 0% as there are a few low fee long term cards around at the moment - I just got 2 yrs 0% for 1.5% BT fee which is a lot less than my mortgage rateI’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Pensions, Annuities & Retirement Planning, Loans
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Tesco bank had a 0% BT offer for 12 months with no fee last summer, however it was only on the market for a couple of weeks, so no fee BT cards do pop up every now and again.0
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