By A. C. Shellhase
Want to be a freeloader? ” ‘Freeloader’, in terms of financial lending, is a buyer who doesn’t pay interest because he always compensate off his remainder due on time.” (p.115)
If you have no credit cards or if you recompense all your balances in full each month, then skip this review. For everyone else in the world, BUY THIS BOOK!
I’ve never come right out and blatantly said this before, but the amount of utterly magnificent info in this book coupled with the low price forces me to. Oh, let’s not forget the cash it will save you, either.
I’ve had this book on the ‘to be read’ shelf since August. I ought to have read it before I decisive to close all our credit card accounts except one. I didn’t know the leverage I was losing. I do now.
All the traditionalisti instructing tells you to close accounts, pay off the card with the lowest outstanding remainder (something psychological with regards to clearing one thing), and then paying all the rest off. Daskaloff proposes paying off the card with the most eminent interest rate initial & NOT close any accounts. Wait until you read why! You’ll be altogether astonished –well, I was.
Parts of this book will make you do some work. You’ll need:
* enlarged copies of all the charts
* a few pencils with erasers
* a calculator or adding machine
* file folders or an expanding file
* all your credit card affirmations for the last year
Daskaloff walks you step-by-step through the routine of seeing incisively what you owe, what your interest rates are, what your flexibleness rating is (total credit limit/total remainder due = flexibleness rating — anything above 2 is good), how to figure rates for purchases vs. cash advances, and so much more.
He tells you all the bad news regarding making minimum payments. I didn’t know (or never paid attention) that when you make minimum payments the minimum goes DOWN each month, so your payments are less. But, what’s happening is that you’re in truth putting less cash on the principal. In a good deal of cases, you’re not even covering the interest from the former month. And you’re paying forever.
Have you ever received a letter telling you that since you’re such a good client you may ‘skip a payment’? That’s another no-no. Interest is still accumulating and you’re not in truth saving.
Daskaloff says you ought to never pay less than the former months’ interest charge. Pay much more if you can. It’s the only way to eliminate the debt.
There’s a in truth nifty division explaining how the same interest rate offered on a assortment of credit cards may differ. Depending on the terms and how the finance charges are calculated what you pay might astonish you.
One example follows: you have a card with an APR of 19.2%, a remainder of $1000. You compensate $300 per month on it. Here are the calculations based on how the finance charges are figured:
1. Adjusted Balance –finance charge = $11.20
2. Average Daily Balance — finance charge = $13.60
3. Previous Balance — finance charge = $16 (p.103)
This book actually will support you get back control of your credit card debt. There are URL’s for all three credit bureaus, info in regards to transferring balances, using cash advances, and when to use those checks you get to compensate off other cards or buy things.
He also tells you when it comes to the respective places to get aid with your debt, such as credit counseling & working with each company to set up payments you may meet.
Because I applied one of Daskaloff’s suggestions I was competent to have my credit card interest rate not only lowered, but a guarantee for it to stay that way for the next year.
I’m still in awe of all the selective information packed into 200 pages.
If you’d rather keep your head in the ground, not know how bad off you are, and hope it’ll all just go away, then don’t buy this book. It’ll give you power over your credit, evidently something you don’t want!
50 of 52 persons found the following review helpful.
Great Book, it will aid you get out of debt!
By jamie gomez
What was nice regarding this book is the fact that the author provides step by step instructions on how to coordinate and reduce your credit card debt. It is very easy to follow, however, if you want the books tricks to work for you, you’ll need to have more than one credit card, I had three cards. I specially liked the quotes he provides – what you may tell your creditors so that they lower your interest rates. Oh anf if you are the unorganized type (like me) you will find his charts very very useful, I know I did. Also, the author answered my question within a few days by email. You can’t go faulty with this book!
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