Credit card, also called debit card, is a credit certificate issued by a commercial bank or credit card company to eligible consumers. It is a card with name, expiration date, number and cardholder's name printed on the front, and a magnetic stripe and signature strip on the back. Consumers with credit cards can go to specialized commercial service departments for shopping or spending, and then the bank will settle accounts with merchants and cardholders, and cardholders can overdraw within the prescribed limits.
main feature
① Credit card is one of the fastest-growing financial services, and it can replace the traditional cash circulation in a certain range;
② Credit cards have both payment and credit functions. Cardholders can use it to buy goods or enjoy services, and they can also use credit cards to obtain certain loans from card issuers;
Credit card is a high-tech product integrating financial business and computer technology.
Credit card can reduce the use of cash and currency;
⑤ Credit card can provide settlement service, which is convenient for shopping and consumption and enhances the sense of security;
⑥ Credit card can simplify the collection procedures and save social labor;
⑦ Credit cards can promote commodity sales and stimulate social demand.
Financial management strategy
1, control the number of credit cards, enough is enough.
Once there are too many credit cards, it is easy to get the repayment date of this card wrong and forget the credit limit of that card, which is difficult to manage, and it is easy to cause overdue repayment and leave a bad record.
2. Keep credit card vouchers
Most credit card holders don't care about these documents, and they won't keep them. Most of them are thrown away, which is a very bad habit. In fact, keeping good credit card vouchers is not only convenient for summarizing consumption records every month, and then analyzing and optimizing consumption habits, but also helpful for improving the rationality and transparency of credit card consumption, so as to clearly understand credit cards.
3. Reduce cash withdrawals
Credit cards have two functions: overdraft and cash withdrawal, but cash withdrawal requires a certain percentage of handling fees, and even if you deposit your own money, you have to charge. Therefore, it is not cost-effective to use a credit card to withdraw cash as a passbook.
Step 4 choose the right credit card
The choice of credit card is very important. Nowadays, many commercial organizations have bundled cooperative business with banks. For example, they can set up a joint credit card between a department store and the corresponding bank, so that they can spend points here as members and get discounts.
5. within the maximum consumption limit of credit card, swipe your card as much as possible.
Every credit card has a limit. If you swipe your card within this maximum, you are safe.
6. Repayment will not be made until the repayment date.
Use the last repayment date to earn more interest. After all, the money is placed in your own account and the interest generated is also your own.