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Daily credit card interest indication
MrFrugalFever
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in Credit cards
Would anyone else feel that having a ‘daily interest calculation’ on your credit card account / app would really add value? An update based on previous 24 hours usage and balance that indicates total interest charged for the month (maybe cumulative daily?) if balance is not paid in full.
they can calculate an estimated interest for future month, but I feel like it would be great to see more of a breakdown, especially for those who are DFW’s or follow the PAD method.
thoughts?
they can calculate an estimated interest for future month, but I feel like it would be great to see more of a breakdown, especially for those who are DFW’s or follow the PAD method.
thoughts?
If you believe you can, you will. If you believe you can't, you won't.
Secured/Unsecured loans x 1
Credit Cards x 8 (total limit £55,050)
Creation FS Retail Account x 1
Creation Credit Sale 0% x 1 = £112.50pm x 20 mths
0% Overdraft x 1 (£0 / £250)
Mortgage Outstanding - £137,707.00 (Payment 13/360)
Total Debt = £7,400 (0%APR) @ £100pm - Stoozing
Secured/Unsecured loans x 1
Credit Cards x 8 (total limit £55,050)
Creation FS Retail Account x 1
Creation Credit Sale 0% x 1 = £112.50pm x 20 mths
0% Overdraft x 1 (£0 / £250)
Mortgage Outstanding - £137,707.00 (Payment 13/360)
Total Debt = £7,400 (0%APR) @ £100pm - Stoozing
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it would be a simple calculation. unless i am wrong, for eg a card with a 29% apr the daily interest would be
29* balance/365000 -
No. The annual rate multiplies the debt by 1.29. The daily rate multiplies the debt by the 365th root of 1.29 or 1.0007. The daily rate is 0.07%.pbartlett said:it would be a simple calculation. unless i am wrong, for eg a card with a 29% apr the daily interest would be
29* balance/365001 -
MrFrugalFever said:thoughts?
As already illustrated on this thread, people are confused enough about interest rates and APRs without adding extra detail like an interest rate breakdown based on a series of assumptions. I personally wouldnt want to pay an extra 1% APR to cover all the additional phone calls it would generate.3 -
I pay my spending cards in full every month and the others are BT at 0%, I don't see any reason to have this feature which will inevitably increase costs as Sandtree rightly says2
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I think just a simple calculator online which is like a live visual of estimated interest at end of month is perfectly do-able with a little algorithm, it would be more beneficial to debt free wannabe's the most IMOSandtree said:MrFrugalFever said:thoughts?
As already illustrated on this thread, people are confused enough about interest rates and APRs without adding extra detail like an interest rate breakdown based on a series of assumptions. I personally wouldnt want to pay an extra 1% APR to cover all the additional phone calls it would generate.If you believe you can, you will. If you believe you can't, you won't.
Secured/Unsecured loans x 1
Credit Cards x 8 (total limit £55,050)
Creation FS Retail Account x 1
Creation Credit Sale 0% x 1 = £112.50pm x 20 mths
0% Overdraft x 1 (£0 / £250)
Mortgage Outstanding - £137,707.00 (Payment 13/360)
Total Debt = £7,400 (0%APR) @ £100pm - Stoozing0 -
I don't know what my APR is as I pay in full each month!2
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Isn't the amount it will cost you each month the important bit? As above I don't pay interest and it would always be 0Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0
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Not necessarily, APR has to include all standard fees too and on revolving credit like a credit card its based on 12 months and borrowing £1,200.jimjames said:Isn't the amount it will cost you each month the important bit? As above I don't pay interest and it would always be 0
So if the OP's card had a £300 fee and they paid off in full each month despite paying no interest their "personal APR" would still be 25%0
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