Chances are, that card carries a high interest rate you'll be forced to deal with if you don't pay off your balance each month.
Try this: If you must charge your purchase, use your general-purpose credit card, says Cunningham. If you can't pay off the balance, at least you'll pay a lower interest rate. Limit the total number of credit cards you have to just two, if you can: one you can pay off each month and one with a low interest rate for those large purchases you'll pay back over time.
10 Bad Habits to Break
- Misusing Balance Transfers
- Not Checking Credit Reports
- Not Creditors About a Financial Hardship
- Thinking of "Budget" as a Dirty Word
- Using Retail Credit Cards for a Discount
- Procrastinating on Creating an Emergency Fund
- Paying Bills in No Particular Order
- Charging Purchases Instead of Using Cash or Debit
- Making Credit Payments Late
- Making the Minimum Payment Only