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afad
post Jan 12 2011, 01:35 PM

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hello guys,
im a noobie here,
im trying to apply for my 1st credit card,
still cant decide what to get,
i have a few questions i like to ask sifus here notworthy.gif

abt the finance charge,
do they count the 20 days interests free period frm date of purchase or frm the statement date?
i dont really understand this,
thanks..


afad
post Jan 12 2011, 02:32 PM

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QUOTE(Gen-X @ Jan 12 2011, 02:18 PM)
as for the 20 days interest free, it goes like this

1. Every month the bank wil on a specific date (called Statement Date) issue you a statement informing you of you account status. And usually you need to make payment before the 20th day (Due Date) after this said Statement Date. For example:

Your Statement Date is on the 8th of every month. Therefore payment is due on or before 28th of that particular month. No interest will be imposed if you make payment before or on the Due Date. That's why they say 20 days interest free. 

Actually you can enjoy more than 20 days interest free. Once again will take 8th of  every Janaury 2011 to be your Statement Date. Now you go make a purchase on the 10th of January which is pass your Statement Date and this transaction amount will only be shown in the 8th of February 2011 Statement Date and payment due on 28th February 2011. That means you actually got yourself more than 40 days interest free on your purchase if you pay in full on or before 28th Feb 2011.

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actually, i already read ur blog (good read btw thumbup.gif ),
thats what im trying to understand,
so that mean anything we buy will accumulate in the statement date,
and also the interest free period actually starts frm the statement date to the due date (not from the date of purchase rite),
if like that then we can have like u said more than 40 days of interest free rclxms.gif ,

im confused bcos before,i consult abt it with CIMB bank officer when im there,
and he kept saying that if i dont pay my usage 20 days after i swept my card for any purchases,
i will be charge with the finance charge, i dont want that..

and according to his explanation (if it is true),
then we need to know the date of every purchases we make,
and start counting the days, if we want to avoid the finance charge,
correct me if im wrong, still learning here sweat.gif
afad
post Jan 12 2011, 07:22 PM

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QUOTE(erry- @ Jan 12 2011, 03:09 PM)
but like Gen-X mentioned, its actually more than 20 days.
let say i swipe rm3,000 on 29/12/2001, it will be billed on 28/01/2011, and i need to pay it on 17/02/2011.
if calculated exactly, its 51 days~ whistling.gif
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this is what i understand also at first,
but after talking to that CIMB guy, i became confused dy,
and now everything is clear again, thanks notworthy.gif ..

another question,
what if i make an installment plan,
do the finance charges also apply to the installment or not?
afad
post Jan 12 2011, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(erry- @ Jan 12 2011, 07:58 PM)
ur welcome ~

installment plan amount will be included in the statement balance.
as long as u pay full amount of statement balance by due date, ur installment balance wont be charged with interest smile.gif
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thanks bro for the explanation rclxms.gif ,
really appreciate it..

now for the million dollar question tongue.gif ,
any good cards u can recommend me,
im looking 1 that have petrol rebate and 0% installment plan,
rite now i have my eyes on CIMB Petronas MC,
is that card any good,
pls advise sweat.gif

afad
post Jan 13 2011, 12:03 AM

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QUOTE(erry- @ Jan 12 2011, 11:26 PM)
ur welcome.

if ur annual salary is rm36k, go for OCBC Titanium. 5% rebate at all petrol station.
the best card for petrol rebate so far.

regarding installment, u want do it at merchant or flexi payment?
flexi payment is convert retail purchase (full amount swipe) into installment (call/sms bank later).
this is useful for merchant that dont offer installment plan.

cimb petronas only give rebate at petronas. useful if u pump with them only.
their flexi payment is free for 10 months on hospital, insurance and education.
others, 2% for 10 months or 4% for 20 months.

ambank also offer flexi payment free for 6 months and 12 months.
their petrol rebate is 2% at all petrol station (ambg carz visa/mc).
min requirement is rm24k/year.

pbb also offer flexi payment free for 6 months or 1.5% for 12 months (all transaction).
but their petrol rebate is at esso/mobil only (pbb esso/mobil visa), between 0.5% to 5% (tier-based).
the min req is rm18k/year.

u choose urself smile.gif
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im not qualified for OCBC titanium tongue.gif

abt the installment, that depends on the merchant,
if the merchant got what i need than i can use it,
if not have to try the flexi payment.

in terms of petrol rebate,
it seems ambank is the way to go,
but with cimb, they got the sunday rebate,
which is pretty attractive,
i have to calculate somemore btwn those 2.

anyway, thanks a lot for the recommendations,
really informative r u guys notworthy.gif


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