Sneaky Credit Card Trick #8 - Fixed Rates are NOT Fixed

[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]It is a known fact that credit card companies attract new clients by advertising low "Fixed" APRs. Newbies might think that APRs on their balances are fixed till they pay it off, right? No dear, we are nowhere near the truth!What is sneaky about fixed rates?According to credit card jargon, "fixed rate" means