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I need some advice. I need to pay for something, but I just found out they only take MC and VISA. Had I known this earlier, I would not have paid off the two cards that they don't take. Amex and Discover. GRRR!
Anyway....if the terms aren't bad, is it ok to use those checks? I would pay off the card by May.
I am trying to decide if I should go ahead and use the check or just wait until next year. I'm trying to get certified for something.
IF I use the check, which is better. Deposit it into my account OR write it directly to the company?
Thanks!
You deposit into your account to pay down your Visa or MC and then use one of those cards.....
Maybe you'd get a better reply if you shared the terms of your checks? Even at the same creditor, convenience check offers vary.
Provided you don't consider the interest/fees bad, I see no reason not to use them. Just keep in mind normally it's like a cash advance in the sense that interest starts to accrue immediately. It's rare to have a grace period on a convenience check transaction.
If your checks allow, I would probably make it payable to myself, deposit, and send my own personal check after the card one clears/posts. That way you can verify the check clears and properly posts before you spend the money. If something goes wrong, you would still have the money (if you waited to mail the other check) to immediately pay back the advance and stop things accruing.
Sometimes the offer doesn't apply if you write the check out to yourself, or it has different (usually worse) terms and fees -- make sure to read all the fine print, and keeps copies of all of it.
@favre_2_free wrote:You deposit into your account to pay down your Visa or MC and then use one of those cards.....
Would you say deposit into your account is more like a cash advance from one of the convenience checks? Also would you think Discover would frown on doing this, just curious on this issue with convenience checks and depositing it into your own checking or savings account?
I don't have the checks with me, but I'll look at them when I get home. I am hoping I didn't throw them away like I do the others. ;-)
I guess my main concern is AA, so I am looking for feedback.
Thanks!
Just looked at the checks. They are considered at cash advance with 23.99% APR plus the fee. Yuck. I guess the certification can wait.....
Does the company except Paypal? you could use your Discover on there and it would be considered a Purchase Vs Cash Advance.
I doubt it. They are a non-profit.
go to your online account with discover and click the button Balance Transfer and it will tell you if your account currently has any offers... if it did you could pay your visa the amount you need to charge for your certification.
Hmmm. I might explore that. However, i sucked it up and got a no interest loan from M-O-M.
I will look at the offer, though.
Thanks for the tip!
@Creditaddict wrote:go to your online account with discover and click the button Balance Transfer and it will tell you if your account currently has any offers... if it did you could pay your visa the amount you need to charge for your certification.