The Credit Card Trap - What You Need to Know

Credit cards are an alluring trap invented by our modern financial system.

Buying something using a credit card is not bad, IF you have the income to pay the credit card balance in full when the statement arrives, plus all your other bills.

But buying with a credit card because you dont actually have the money, is simply committing your future earnings to the credit company under the threat of a bad credit rating. That is financial slavery.

Over the past few years, financial experts have helped a lot of people to get out of the credit card trap. Helping people do this is not looked on favorably by the credit companies; they lose all that profitable interest. They take counter measures to hook more people back in by offering 0% percent interest for some period of time.

Are they really giving you 0% interest? Only if you can pay off the debt before the time frame is up. What they are counting on is you NOT having the ability to pay it off.

What happens if you cant pay? Have you ever read the fine print on their Terms and Conditions agreement? Most agreements have an attractive interest rate in large print; 9.99% to 12.99% is typical. But, many rates are variable, meaning it is the attractive rate PLUS the prime rate which is what the banks are charging the credit company. This can add a whopping 6 9% on top of that attractive interest rate.

Read further and youll see the rest of the trap. If you miss a payment or are late, they have the right to increase the interest rate to well over 30%. PLUS, they get to add an additional $25 39 late fee. On a $1,000 balance, that is $52 - 66 in monthly interest and fees you must pay before you ever get to pay the first dollar of the price of the item you charged.

What else do the credit card companies have in their arsenal of weapons to make sure they make money from you?

First is that enticing minimum payment they offer which is mostly interest, and keeps you paying for whatever you bought for about 20 years. Second, they are now using invitations to get cash back from retailers or earn airline miles for every dollar you spend.

Who pays for that? You do. The credit companies charge the stores for the cash they give you back, and the stores raise the price you pay.

Credit card companies pay a tiny amount up front for each airline mile that they give you for every $1 you spend. On January 1, 2007 in an NBC TV news interview, the president of a major airline stated that it costs the airline industry $10 to fly you somewhere when you have earned 25,000 air miles to take a flight.

Who actually benefits financially if you charge up your credit cards to earn a free flight? It does not take a genius to see that trap dressed up to look like a big benefit to you.

Sandra Simmons, President of Money Management Solutions has years of experience helping business owners and individuals manage their money to reach their financial goals. Find out how you score in managing your money using the FREE Money Management ScoreTM analysis tool.

2007 Sandra S. Simmons. All Rights Reserved.

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