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Anyone credit card savvy?

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FrenchMartiniAhh · 28/08/2018 13:45

Looking for a bit of advice, I have recently been accepted and issued with a Vanquis Credit Builder card.

I never use credit anymore and I have only applied because I need to build credit. I don't understand what all the terms mean in the booklet they've sent.

The monthly purchase fee is 2.9% - does this mean any purchase I make an additional 2.9% will be added? I made a transaction of £20 and paid it straight off. It shows as paid in full but I didn't pay any additional fee?

Sorry I sound dense, I want to know how it all works.

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dementedpixie · 28/08/2018 13:47

You normally get an interest free period so if you pay the full balance by the due date then no interest is added.

MessySurfaces · 31/08/2018 00:54

The 2.9% being the interest we are assuming! So if the 2.9% is the interest, for example, in April, you use the card, purchasing £110 of goods. Your bill comes on the 1st of May, due on the 15th, with a minimum payment of £10. You pay £110 before the 15th. Brilliant! You owe no interest.
If you just make the minimum payment of £10 you must pay interest, at a rate of 2.9% per year (but they will apply it daily at 2.9% / 365, so in this case a few p per day). If you pay nothing before the due date then you will be hit by charges and higher interest and it gets a bit more grim.

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