{"id":81756,"date":"2018-03-03T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/credit-cards-tidy-away-your-debt-problems-with-a-transfer\/"},"modified":"2018-03-03T15:05:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T08:05:21","slug":"credit-cards-tidy-away-your-debt-problems-with-a-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/credit-cards-tidy-away-your-debt-problems-with-a-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit cards: Tidy away your debt problems with a transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThere are still some enticing interest-free offers around, but to benefit you need self-controlHundreds of thousands of people have been spring-cleaning their finances by shunting their credit card debt to another card, and some are saving a small fortune as a result.This week it emerged that almost \u00a31.62bn of credit card balance transfers took place in January \u2013 the highest monthly figure for almost 12 years. Many of these people took advantage of a 0% balance transfer deal. So should you join them? What deals are on offer? And what are the downsides? Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2018\/mar\/03\/credit-cards-tidy-away-your-debt-problems-with-a-transfer\" target=\"_blank\">Credit cards: Tidy away your debt problems with a transfer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; There are still some enticing interest-free offers around, but to benefit you need self-controlHundreds of&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-lgE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":90428,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/could-balance-transfer-end-your-uae-credit-card-debt\/","url_meta":{"origin":81756,"position":0},"title":"Could &#039;balance transfer&#039; end your UAE credit card debt?","date":"June 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Opinion: Do the fees, terms, and conditions associated with balance transfer leave you wary of it, asks Souqalmal.com's Ambareen Musa\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Could 'balance transfer' end your UAE credit card debt?","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":436,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whats-the-best-deal-to-pay-off-those-christmas-credit-card-bills\/","url_meta":{"origin":81756,"position":1},"title":"What\u2019s the best deal to pay off those Christmas credit card bills?","date":"January 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r There is an array of balance transfer deals offering 0% for more than three years \u2013 but remember to finish your repayments before the interest-free period endsConsumers saddled with credit card debt built up over the festive period are being targeted by an array of balance transfer deals offering\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":76044,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-consumers-trapped-in-credit-card-debt-for-longer-than-thought\/","url_meta":{"origin":81756,"position":2},"title":"UK consumers trapped in credit card debt for longer than thought","date":"January 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Bank of England and financial watchdog found 89% of card debt was held by consumers also in debt two years agoBritish consumers are trapped by credit card debt for longer than previously thought, according to a study by officials at the Bank of England and the City regulator, as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40380,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/debt-is-like-fire-martin-lewiss-guide-to-using-a-credit-card\/","url_meta":{"origin":81756,"position":3},"title":"\u2018Debt is like fire&#039;: Martin Lewis&#039;s guide to using a credit card","date":"January 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r As household debt rises to near 2008 levels, the Moneysavingexpert founder reveals his top tips for keeping your cards under control\u2022 \u2018It\u2019s a financial cliff edge\u2019: how Britain fell back in love with creditGet cashback Used wisely, credit cards can be a hugely powerful means of spending. 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