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# Is a balance transfer card a good idea? Or am I overthinking it.

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**Published:** July 7, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/comments/1uqbir6/is_a_balance_transfer_card_a_good_idea_or_am_i/  

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- [Overview](#overview)

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## Overview

Anytime I have balances on multiple cards, it starts to give me anxiety. I’m not exactly sure why it does. But it makes me feel like I can’t spend money and need to stay home lol. I’m trying to decide if I should transfer one or more balance over that has high interest to pay it off faster. I have an offer from citi for 15 months. Here are my current balances. 2800$-25% 933$-15% 2000$-20% 900$-30%- this was a rebuild car from almost 8 years again. So ridiculous apr. I want to transfer this balan

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