2% raise = bill increase

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-31-2005
2% raise = bill increase
2
Thu, 04-27-2006 - 5:53am
How did the electric co. and the directv people and discover card know my DH was getting a raise in June? I told you all the electric went up 14%. I got my directv bill it went up another 3.00 Then my discover bill came in and the minium went up 8.00 more and I noticed the interest went up 2.00 more and I havn't used it in a long time. So I guess I should be glad he got the raise to cover the increases but how do these pople know. I guess that is why I don't get as excited about a little raise anymore.

over 40 and tired

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-06-2005
Thu, 04-27-2006 - 8:20am

That is crazy!

 

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iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 04-27-2006 - 10:08am

Call Discover and see if they will lower the interest rate back down to what it was before. As long as you have been making your minimum payments on time they should be receptive to working with you. You can always tell them that you are getting balance transfer offers in the mail every day and that if they don't lower it you will transfer your Discover balance to somewhere else, and instead of getting _____% (whatever it was before they raised it) they can end up getting 0 because there won't be a balance. Say it very nicely, not threatening, but more like it is just a matter of being practical. I do this with my credit cards all the time, and as a result I don't have any of the 6 (!) that have an interest rate over 10%.

Heather