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What are the pros and cons of borrowing on a credit card to pay for auto repairs? What are some alternatives?
I bought a used car and told my father that I would pay for the repairs needed by using my credit card. He told me to get answers on this questions and then see if I wanted to go with my plan. If you have any knowledge on this, can you please be very thorough with you answer, because my dad is a finance consultant and he will tell me,”that’s what I thought”. Thanks in advance.
If you put the repairs on a credit card, you’ll pay interest on the repair costs and the total cost will be way higher than the actual cost of the repairs. If you have the money to pay off the card in the same month (thus avoiding interest charges), then you might as well pay cash since you have the money.
Its a good idea to have an emergency fund for things like unexpected car repairs. That way you don’t have to go into debt every time life happens.
For regular routine car maintenance, you should be saving up and including it in your budget anyway. You know your car needs oil changes, tune ups, and new tires, so those aren’t emergencies, they are events that you know about and can (and should) plan for. The emergency fund should only be for things you could not have predicted, like if the alternator breaks and you had no idea it was going to happen.
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