# Deferred Interest Isn’t 0% APR – Leave Any Balance and Owe All the Back Interest

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-17T16:30:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/deferred-interest-financing/
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Put a $2,400 couch on a 12-month plan, pay it down evenly, and come up $100 short at the deadline. By our math, a 30% rate puts roughly $400 of interest on the next bill. That’s the interest on every... Source

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