QUOTE(msafwan1773 @ Jun 2 2015, 04:16 PM)
Please fill items below and then only post so that we are able to recommend you a credit card based on your needs and qualifications
1. Annual Income: RM25k
2. Free Lifetime Annual Fee: A Must
3. Card required for: Petrol, Medical (incase of emergency) , easy payment (TV,home theater, gadget...)
4. Existing credit cards if any: Nil
5. Looking at CC from: No idea
6. Others: Just applying for the sake of I need any emergency payment to be made, just like previously, I need to pay for some medical treatment, and have no cash, I mean that certain amount of cash..So i think i will be good if I have the contingency plan for it even though it sound dumb to have credit card as your contigency plan..
7. If let say I swiped 2k today..do I still need to pay the interest if I pay those 2k the next day I swiped it ?
8. If I never use the card, do I to pay any charges ? anything ?
9. Maybank 2 card & Maybank 2 Amex .. why some avoid Amex ? any disadvantage ?
Thanks for helping..
Sincerely: Credit card noobies..
you may choose mbb2cards or cimb cr gold. both free for life and have easy payment plan with many merchants.
if you swipe today and pay the next day, there is no interest. in fact, you actually have 20 free interest days start counting from your statement date. means if you swipe on 15/6 and your statement date is 14/7, you don't need to pay interest up to 3/8. but if you swipe on 13/6 and your statement date is 14/6, you need to pay by 4/7 to avoid interest. 2 days difference (13/6 vs 15/6) can extend your interest free days from 4/7 to 3/8 (about 1 month longer).
if you don't use your card, you don't need to pay anything since these cards don't have annual fee and the rm50 gst per card has been abolished.
merchant is avoiding amex because of its higher fee towards the merchant. but users prefer to use amex because of its better rewards. so you as a user, just use amex whenever possible.