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Clint Proctor is a managing editor with the credit cards and travel rewards team at Forbes Advisor. He has eight years of experience in personal finance journalism and has contributed to a variety of ...

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If you pay your credit card bill at least once a month, you're probably doing just fine -- you're making payments on-time and you should have nothing to worry about. But what if you wanted to up that ...

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Credit cards don’t have to empty your wallet. In fact, some fees can be bypassed altogether if you understand how they work.

Let's be clear: there's nothing wrong with paying your bills monthly. If you pay your full statement balance by the due date, you won't pay a dime of interest, and your credit stays in good standing.