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If your primary spending categories change month-to-month (say, from home improvement to live entertainment to travel to grocery stores), Citi Custom Cash can  identify the eligible category for which you’ve spent the most each billing cycle and automatically bonus it. You don’t have to activate or keep track of anything.\"), \"\\n\", React.createElement(_components.p, null, \"Additionally, the cards \", React.createElement(ProductField, {\n    product: \"citi-custom-cash-sm-card\",\n    field: \"intro-apr\"\n  }), \" intro APR on purchases and balance transfers makes it a great choice if you anticipate making a large purchase that you won’t be able to pay off immediately (for example, an out-of-pocket medical expense or a vehicle repair). 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This is helpful if you’ve got a big purchase that you don’t think you’ll be able to pay off in the near future—or if you’ve already got credit card debt for which you’re paying monthly interest fees. Depending on the size of your balances, a 15-month respite on interest charges could translate into thousands of dollars in savings.\"), \"\\n\", React.createElement(_components.h2, {\n    id: \"the-fine-print\"\n  }, \"The fine print\"), \"\\n\", React.createElement(_components.h3, null, \"Interest rates\"), \"\\n\", React.createElement(_components.p, null, \"The Citi Custom Cash charges a variable purchase APR of  \", React.createElement(ProductField, {\n    product: \"citi-custom-cash-sm-card\",\n    field: \"regular-apr\"\n  }), \" based on your creditworthiness. Unless you’re on the low end of that range, the APR is high, even for a credit card. 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