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We've been using our Alliant Visa to pay our utilities and other monthly bills online - and it's worked out swell. Are there some things that would be credited as a cash advance rather than a purchase when I use my card? (Aside, of course, from a cash advance). I've seen a few postings that have me confused - and I'm not (yet!) very CC savvy. For example, if I swipe the card at my dentist or attorney, is that a purchase?
oh yes - this helps tremendously. Feeling the brain fog dissipate rapidly.
So, if DH is using his new Kroger 1-2-3 card at the dentist, he can:
1) swipe the card - it's a purchase and gets rewards
2) write a Kroger check ("With these checks enjoy the savings of your card's low 2.99% APR until April 2010" - that's balance transfer talk, right?) - it's a balance transfer with fees and no rewards.
How am I doing?
@Anonymous wrote:oh yes - this helps tremendously. Feeling the brain fog dissipate rapidly.
So, if DH is using his new Kroger 1-2-3 card at the dentist, he can:
1) swipe the card - it's a purchase and gets rewards
2) write a Kroger check ("With these checks enjoy the savings of your card's low 2.99% APR until April 2010" - that's balance transfer talk, right?) - it's a balance transfer with fees and no rewards.
How am I doing?
1) Correct
2) Correct assuming that the 2.99 is a promotional APR for balance transfers, which is seems like it is.
You're batting 1000.
2) Correct assuming that the 2.99 is a promotional APR for balance transfers, which is seems like it is. True.
You're batting 1000.
Cool beans! Thank you!
As I understand it, for a long time banks overlooked certain things that resulted in "CASH " transactions and treated them as purchases.
NOW, to get the "cash advance fees", Credit Card Issuers have what they term "CASH EQUIVELENT TRANSACTIONS" which are treated as "cash advances"
These transactions include such things purchased as wire transfers, travelers checks, cashiers checks, money orders, foreign currency, casino gaming and lottery tickets.