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0% Credit Cards: No Interest on Purchases for up to 12 Months (Updated!)

Written by Nickel - 7 Comments

With the holidays just around the corner, I thought I’d put together a list of credit cards that are offering 0% APR on purchases. Like 0% balance transfer offers, these sorts of promos can be a great deal for savvy consumers.

Assuming that you buy only what you can afford, you can pay off your purchases with a 0% credit card, stash the money in a high yield savings account, and then collect interest for the better part of a year. Just keep making your minimum payments, and be sure to pay off your balance before the 0% promo period ends.

With that said, here’s a list of six great options… Note that all of these cards offer 0% APR on purchases and some also offer 0% balance transfers.

Discover More – 15 months
Citi Platinum Select – 21 months
Discover Student Open Road Card – 9 months

Published on November 10th, 2008 - 7 Comments
Filed under: Credit Cards

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7 Responses to “0% Credit Cards: No Interest on Purchases for up to 12 Months (Updated!)”

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Yvon Thea Says:
November 10th, 2008 at 8:05 am
I have bought many items like SONY COMPONENTS, ACER LAPTOP, and a SONY CAR STEREO using the 0% interest option of my credit cards. Just be sure to pay the minimum amount due every month so that there will be no interest charges.
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Danielle Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I have a Chase card at 0% promotion till Aug 2009 right now. I used it to transfer a balance that was getting charged an interest rate as I furiously try to pay it off.

Any truth to the rumors that these kind of 0% offers might dry up in 2Q or 3Q 2009 (aside from requiring a higher credit score to offer them)?
3
Danielle Says:
November 13th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Also the Cap1 card I have reduced its minimum payment amount in the last few months, if that is true of these Cap1 cards then it might make a more lucrative deal to make interest off a high yield savings account using money from the 0% offer.
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0% Credit Cards Says:
November 14th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
But all 0% credit cards are not created equal….

Is the 0% APR offer on balance transfers only, or on both new purchases and balance transfers?
Are there balance transfer fees?
Are minimum purchases required to maintain the 0% APR?
What else may trigger a higher interest rate during the intro 0% APR period?
5
Jean Says:
November 18th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
For years my husband and I have had 0% APR cards. When the term ended we transferred over to another card. Our latest card has been with Advanta and we still had about 9 mos remaining at 0% APR. Was notified by mail today that our current balance of $2K was now going to be having a 27% APR. So much for our very high FICO score (in the high 700’s) giving us much of an advantage. The banks are taking away these cards now — not 2nd or 3rd Quarter ‘09. Just signed up for a 0%/0 bal. transfer fee with US Bank and wonder how long it will take for them to run this one up.
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Dan Says:
October 11th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Avoid these cards!
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Matt Says:
March 26th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
What are the 0% interest promotion credit cards that are presently available?

I already have most of them and exhausted the 12 month+ promotions of all so far so I think I might not be able to find anymore.

I have Citi, Citibank, Chase, BofA, HSBC, Capital 1, and Discover. Did I miss any?

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