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Any 0% Balance Transfer cards for bad credit?

Jlawson118 · 2019-12-17 12:29:14

My girlfriend opened up to me last night and told me she's in quite a significant amount of credit card debt from silly mistakes she made as a teenager. She is paying these monthly but I can imagine she's paying a hefty amount of interest. I don't think she quite knows herself how much is left to repay as she just pays a…

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born_again Posts: 20,596 Forumite

29 December 2019 at 12:10PM

jcontest wrote: »

Personal loans could be a good option too, depending on how much she is paying against the cards. I would opt for something that will allow early repayment without a penalty, and no odd fee structures.

So long as you remember to cut up and close the credit cards. So there is no temptation to keep using.
May also be a condition of getting the loan as well.

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