I paid of my maxed out $2,300 credit card. Now it’s at $231 which i have scheduled to pay off January 7th. After years of minimum payments and made no progress , I saved up and payed majority of it off. Lesson learned

    I paid off my maxed out credit card.
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    1. After you zero out the account, put the card in the drawer for two cycles. Be sure to pay off any residual interest in the meantime.

      Thereafter, autopay the statement balance to not pay interest again. If you can’t, don’t use the card.

    2. Congrats!

      Watch out for trailing/residual interest, and you need to recover your grace period before using it again.

    3. jackalopeswild on

      If I understand you, next time do not save up over multiple pay periods, just dump every penny in as it comes in. “Saving up” means more interest accrues than necessary.

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