The Tenth/Twentyfifth Credit Card Game

This is a Credit Card Use Game to get the most float out of your credit cards.

I have one card that has the statement date of the Tenth of the month and another card with the statement date of the Twentyfifth of the month. Any purchases I make on the Eleventh of the month to the twentyfifth, I make on the card with the statement date of the tenth. Any purchases I make from the twenty sixth through the tenth I make on my credit card with the 25th statement date.

My cards I have on autopay and they pay ten days after the statement date.

This is a very simple game to setup and it gets me maximum float on my purchases.

You can change the statement date on any of your credit cards. It will often take two months for the change to fully take effect.

This worked really well when I was spending a lot of money on my credit cards for my business. It is a simple game that gets maximum float.

If you only use one credit card you can benefit a little if you put off buying gas or making a significant purchase until right after your statement date. I normally drive on the top half of my gas tank and usually fill up right after the statement date, I never want to run out of gas.

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