When you are about to transfer your balance to another credit card lending company you should check out the features that you will be getting in comparison to the features that you will be giving up.
It is not always the best move when it comes to making a balance transfer on your credit card.
The things you should check out is the cost involved to make the transfer to begin with such as the APR%, the 3% cost on the balance fee, the balance transfer fees etc.
After you have made your transfer there are other things that you should know about.
For instance are you still going to be getting those rewards that you have built-up or will you lose the old rewards? After six months will the deal you made change to a new arrangement causing you to pay out more on interest, a yearly membership fee plus other attached charges.
All these things need to be examined before you transfer your balance.
Your new credit card is now activated will you be comfortable in using it or will it just is a card that you plan on getting paid off as soon as possible.
Often you find out that your new card will charge you higher fees when you start to use it or it might be costly every time you make a late payment.
You may find that by sticking to your old company it is cheaper when you start using your card again.
The economy is on the upswing, and things are getting much better.
You only need to wait until things will go back to normal and once again you might need to start using your credit card.