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The balance from Christmas Past

 Before you start worrying about Christmas 2011 you need to ensure you have cleared the decks from Christmas past. If you are still faithfully repaying your credit card balance from last year then transferring them on to a new credit card with a 0% balance transfer could help you save a packet in interest charges alone. 

 

The balance transfer market has been particularly fiercely fought recently with some well known players changing their deals in order to appeal to the largest market share. The current market leader is the Barclaycard Platinum with Balance transfer which has 0% on balance transfers for 22 months with a 2.9% fee. Hot on its heels is the Halifax Balance Transfer Mastercard which also has 0% on balance transfers up to £3000 for 22 months with a 3.5% fee.  Also in the running is the Virgin credit card which offers 0% on balance transfers for 19 months.
 
With these cards you will be able to halt the interest charges on your existing balance, so if you carry on making the same payment you will start to clear your balance and not merely the interest so when Christmas swings around again you will have much more disposable income to spend on your nearest and dearest.
 
 

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0% for
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17.9%
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0% for
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17.9%
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  • Intro Cash Advances 28.0% for Life
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Halifax - Balance Transfer Credit Card MasterCard

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0% for
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0% for
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17.9%
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  • Internet Fraud Protection

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Barclaycard - Platinum Balance Transfer Visa

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0% for
21 months
(2.6% fee)
0% for
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17.9%
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  • Cash Advances - 27.9%
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Virgin Money - Credit Card MasterCard

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Balance Transfers

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0% for
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(2.99% fee)
0% for
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16.8%
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