A balance transfer does not reduce your debt by a penny, it rents you time to repay it.

In the US an introductory rate has to last at least six months unless you go 60 days late.

A 3 percent transfer fee is worth roughly seven weeks of interest at a typical card rate.

Divide the balance by the promotional months. If you cannot pay that, the transfer will fail.

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