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Am I paying more by topping up my credit card before making a big purchase?
If the purchase is $2k and I only have $1k+ left in the credit limit, does it make more sense to pay $1k in cash and pay the rest in credit? Or top up the card with $1k cash and pay everything in credit? (Thereby paying more later in the statement). It doesn't make sense haha.
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When you top up $1k to your card to increase your credit limit and paying everything in credit, this will not result you in paying more compared to the first method you mentioned (paying $1k in cash and $1k in credit) as you already paid $1k when you did the top up.
By paying the $2k purchase through credit card, you will be entitled to more cashback/rewards (provided there is no cap for cashback/rewards)