Credit Card Cash Advance Checks: Convenient But Costly

Date: Nov 10 2012

credit card checksIf you have a credit card, you’ve almost certainly gotten promotional checks in the mail that promise the chance to reward yourself by tapping your card for a pricey gift or a dream vacation.

Who reaps the biggest rewards when you use those checks? You guessed it: Your credit card company.

Cash-advance or convenience checks look just like regular checks. You can generally use them anywhere you could write a check.

But that’s where the similarity ends. When you use a cash-advance check, your…

Credit Card Cash Advance Checks: Convenient But Costly originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-11-10T06:00:00Z.

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