As credit card delinquency rates continue to fall from the 26% level last year, it is inevitable that credit card companies will soon put their marketing skills into overdrive. New credit card offers are beginning to flow in from various companies to customers who have maintained a good credit record post-recession. In fact, the 0% card offer is also making a comeback now.

None of these signs mean that you can afford to relax your firm control over spending using this piece of plastic. In this climate of over enthusiastic advertising and tall claims from credit card companies, it is important to be doubly careful of how you are managing your credit card.
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