CardSavvy

Getting my first credit card When I first applied for Credit Card in 2013, it was rejected saying I’m not over 23 to apply. Credit Card Application Rejection Due To Age As soon as I turned 23, on the same day I applied for my first credit from HDFC. It was an HDFC MoneyBack Credit Card, I had no clue on reward points, lounge access or Insurance. I just had it for the feeling of holding one.

HDFC Bank Diners Club Black is one of the best super premium credit card available in India. I’m using this credit card for more than a year now. This article is my hands-on experience in milking the credit card for getting maximum reward points. 10X Rewards The best thing about the Diners Club is the 10X reward points. I personally think the team behind the Diners Club does an awesome job of shortlisting the partners from day-to-day needs and offer 10X rewards. I live in Bangalore, I have now started using Zoomcar for weekend getaways, order food on Swiggy , book tickets on BookMyShow , do e-commerce shopping on Myntra, Flipkart or Amazon and make my bill payments using PayZapp Wallet . With these partners, I’m able to cover almost 80% of my monthly needs. These 10X reward partners are updated on quaterly basis.

There are many innovative ways to make use of the reward points from credit cards. I know a lot of savvy users make use the credit card reward points to redeem them for flight tickets, hotel stays, gift vouchers and electronics. March is always a dry month for most of the salaried individuals. I was always wounding when will India allow us to make tax-saving investments using a credit card. To my surprise the National Pension Scheme (NPS) allows us to make the investment using a credit card. Contributions made to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) comes under 80CCD deductions.

The best way to use the credit card is to take advantage of interest-free credit days, accumulate reward points, review your spending from the statement, pay on time and full outstanding. Using a credit card is discipline, loyalty, and power. Spending money is always the fun part and paying it back is the most boring. What if the bill paying is also fun and rewarding. Yes, you can get reward points even for paying your credit card bills. What is CRED app? CRED is a members-only app which rewards you with exclusive rewards for paying your credit card bill. The most rewarding credit card payment app ever in India. You can download the app and apply to be a member. https://www.cred.club/ CRED background It’s founded by Kunal Shah, founder of freecharge which was also a loyalty reward platform for bill payments. CRED had secured $30M in funding and has a 50+ strong team.

For middle-class people, the credit card is a best friend if used wisely. how to save using a credit card Until a year ago I was rarely using my HDFC credit card, I never know the difference between VISA and MasterCard. I was least bothered about which credit card I was holding and what is the terms and conditions in it. The reason for not paying attention was that my father once cut his credit card into pieces. I didn’t even ask him why did he do so but I cultivated a habit of never being loaned. All my transactions were on my Digibank by DBS debit card, not even on my savings account debit card. I had my company’s current account with IndusInd Bank because they offered a zero balance current account for the private limited company. I don’t even remember how I ended up coming to know about IndusInd bank then, but I wish to thank whoever introduced me to IndusInd Bank now. The relationship manager was nudging me to get a credit card. I said to him I already have an HDFC Regalia credit...

India’s best customer acquisition strategy is cashback. That’s why most of the e-commerce companies and credit cards offer cashback to make the payment go through them so they could replace hot cash. Cash (Flow) really is king, isn’t it. Last year I was exploring a lot of travel and credit cards. One interesting thing that I was obsessed about was cashback. Of course, who won’t like cash back? Everyone does, don’t you? What to do with cash back? Simple, invest them but wisely. But how?

In India debit cards are most famous as we Indians love to have control over money and want to live a conservative life within our earning capacity. There is nothing wrong in living a calculated life. I have huge respect for them. But there are few things a credit card can add value in our day-to-day life.  Using credit card is so easy and smart decision if you know how to make full use of it. Free credit period Mostly all credit cards in India comes with 50 days free credit period. Which means you can buy today and pay next month. Real life scenario: By 20th of every month i’ll mostly be broke and credit card will come handy that too when i live in city like Bangalore were even road side shops accept PayTM. I can top-up PayTM digital wallet with my credit card and pay after my salary. Total protection Most people believe transacting on debit card is safe, but in reality debit card’s does not come with protection against any unauthorised transactions and the debit card...