<prompt> Human: I use my credit card to make purchases when I cant use cash online or if I dont have enough on me but I dont keep a balance so I can avoid paying interest.Is there any benefit or detriment to paying off my balance before the bill comes due? I monitor my balance online and sometimes it seems more convenient to pay it when I have the money but Ill wait because Im not sure what happens if I pay it before the bill comes. What I worry about is somehow being charged interest on purchases I make in that billing cycle after making a mid-cycle payment, though I cant think how that would work. I also worry about a mid-cycle payment not being reflected in my bill and it causing some confusion about the amount I have to pay to pay it off in full.Any thoughts?  <response>: As long as your balance owed is 0 by the statement due date, you are fine. The benefit is not paying interest. 