{"id":1835,"date":"2018-07-30T16:49:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T16:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:21:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:21:07","slug":"personal-loan-vs-credit-card-right-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/personal-loan-vs-credit-card-right-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Loan vs Credit Card: Which Is the Right Choice for You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to get a new phone? Some new kitchen appliances? Maybe even renovate your house?<\/p>\n<p>No matter what the need, we can all be a little tight on cash at some point in our lives. The best way to handle the matter is through a personal loan or through a credit card.<\/p>\n<p>These popular financing choices can be of great help, but which one do you choose? You&#8217;ll be surprised to learn that choosing between a personal loan vs a credit card is about a lot more than how much you want to borrow.<\/p>\n<h2>Personal Loan vs Credit Card<\/h2>\n<p>Personal loans and credit cards each have their benefits and drawbacks. Let&#8217;s take a look and see which one works best for you.<\/p>\n<h3>Personal Loan<\/h3>\n<p>A personal loan is a great option for those who need a considerable amount of cash in order to pay off something.<\/p>\n<p>Loans are impressive for their level of flexibility. As the loan receiver, you&#8217;re given a value range (the range of money the company is willing to finance you) and you pick an amount that works for you.<\/p>\n<p>After you pick your loan amount, you simply begin to pay it back at your earliest convenience, along with any accrued interest.<\/p>\n<p>The personal loan option is fantastic for those who need a certain amount of cash without going through all of the &#8220;red tape&#8221; of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.za\/2017\/10\/13\/why-its-important-to-know-your-credit-score-and-where-to-get-it_a_23240990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">credit checking<\/a>, which is why people with lower credit scores tend to gravitate towards this option.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also easier to stretch the loan payments over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<h3>Credit Card<\/h3>\n<p>A credit card is best for smaller loans, but there are some key differences between a credit card and a personal loan that make a credit card stand out.<\/p>\n<p>First off, it&#8217;s called &#8220;credit&#8221; for a reason. The company will take a look at your credit standing and income to determine your total allowance on the card the better your stats, the more you&#8217;ll get.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike personal loans, however, you get a ton of bells and whistles with a credit card.<\/p>\n<p>First off, unlike loans which only give you a set deal after you sign, the money on credit cards can be used freely until you reach your credit limit.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on how stellar your credit is, you can also get sweet deals like low or no APR for months or even a year, <a href=\"https:\/\/support.payfast.co.za\/article\/75-is-there-a-credit-card-limit-how-do-i-increase-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">credit limit increases<\/a>, fraud protection, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember to make your payments on time and you&#8217;ll be good to go.<\/p>\n<h2>The Quickest Way to Get Paid<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to a personal loan vs credit card, the differences are clear. But no matter which one you choose, you should know that we are the company you&#8217;ll want to finance through.<\/p>\n<p>We specialize in offering payday loans between R500 and R8,000, so you can get the money you need for the job.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/loan-application\">The application process<\/a> is simple, and our process allows you to get recognized by multiple lenders in an instant. Best of all, you can get your money in under an hour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/\">Visit our site<\/a> to find how we can help you with your financial burdens. We look forward to having you here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to get a new phone? Some new kitchen appliances? Maybe even renovate your house? No matter what the need, &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Personal Loan vs Credit Card: Which Is the Right Choice for You?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/personal-loan-vs-credit-card-right-choice\/#more-1835\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Personal Loan vs Credit Card: Which Is the Right Choice for You?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[130,127],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1835"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1855,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835\/revisions\/1855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/littleloans.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}