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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Levi Winchester

Credit card mistake costing you thousands of pounds - and how to fix it now

If you’re paying off a credit card, chances are you’re also being hit with expensive interest rates.

The average purchase APR – annual premium rate, which is the yearly rate of interest applied to credit cards – is now 29.8%.

As an example, say you had an outstanding credit card balance of £1,000 and you were paying £50 a month to clear it.

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