The Best Credit Cards For Newlyweds Announced By Creditnet.com


For many newlyweds looking to find the “Best credit cards” to help pay off their post nuptial credit card debt, the task can be a challenging one. Do they consolidate their credit card accounts under one spouse’s name? Or do they open up a balance transfer card instead? And what about the more financially stable newlyweds who don’t need to be pay off debt at all, but rather are looking to get the best rewards for their plastic buck?

Thankfully, creditnet.com is here to help. The financial website, founded by credit experts, recently released their list of the “Best credit cards for newlyweds.” They also offer advice to newlyweds looking to make tough financial decisions post honeymoon. As reported by marketwired.com, here are the “Best credit cards for newlyweds” according to Creditnet:

Discover it- 18 Month Balance Transfer

For couples looking to consolidate their balance onto one, no interest card, this is ranked at the top. According to the Discover website, the offer details include “5% cash back on up to $1,500 in Restaurant and Movie purchases from January through March 2014 with free and easy sign-up” among other perks.

Citi Simplicity Card

The Citi Simplicity Card offers 0% Intro APR for 18 months as well as guaranteed no late fees. The only caviat according to Citi‘s web site is that “balance transfers must be completed within 4 months of account opening.”

Blue Cash Preferred Card from American Express

Newlyweds looking to furnish their new digs, fill their tanks or stock their fridge might find the 6% cash back at supermarkets and 3% cash back at gas stations and select department stores across the U.S. appealing to their needs.

Barclaycard Rewards MasterCard- Average Credit

This Mastercard rewards card offers 2,500 Bonus Points after your first use and comes complete with no annual fee, a plus that many other cardholders from different companies can’t guarantee.

Creditnet, founded in 1955, also offers helpful advice to newlyweds looking to make the right credit card decisions. To answer whether newlyweds should consolidate credit card accounts under one spouse’s name, Creditnet offers this advice:

“Assuming you both have individual credit histories,” the web site reports, “it’s better to keep your individual accounts open and simply add the other spouse as a joint account holder or authorized user.”

Finally, while Creditnet shared their best credit card offers specifically for newlyweds, there are options out there for the rest of us as well. As previously reported on the Inquisitr there is a plethora of offers for folks looking to find the “Best Credit Cards” in 2014.

But if you’re a newlywed, this writer highly recommends you follow Creditnet’s advice and zero in on these specific best credit cards to help stabilize your new financial life going forward.

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