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bstarr

Every so often it's worth calling all the credit card companies and asking them if they can reduce the finance charge rate. If you're paying the minimum on time and have otherwise been a good customer there's no reason why they wouldn't want to accommodate you this way. 

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I did not know this fact. It is
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