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JPersat
Posts: 299
Registered: ‎05-28-2012

A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Almost everything's zero now! :smileyhappy: Aside from one of my husband's that'll report 8% util and one of mine that'll show 2% util. Really needing the extra boost, so hoping to see about 30pts from this..but seeing "New balance - $0" is GREAT!!!

 

Cannot wait to formally kill capital one, credit one, merrick and fingerhut. As soon as we close on our home, these are all meeting my little friend, the paper shredder!

 

Anyone think capital one may make HSBC suck as much as they do, or will they make HSBC better?


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Current Score: TU: 668 (FICO), EQ: 668 (FICO). EX: 651(lender pull 9/27/12)
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Razeus
Posts: 351
Registered: ‎04-02-2012

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats!

 

I think that 0% utilization hurts my score, so I try to report just a little balance on just one card.


CapOne is the devil.

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LS2982
Posts: 14,494
Registered: ‎04-09-2011

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats!!!!

I was there about 4 months ago, great feeling!!!



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jm00ser
Posts: 149
Registered: ‎07-11-2012

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats! I can't wait to get there next year. One card at a time I suppose!

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Notre Dame FCU Visa 0/2k (8/04); CapOne Best Buy 0/1.5k (7\06)
Citi Thank You World MC 3350/7.7k (1/11); Amex Zync NPSL (9/11)
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ramblin_wreck08
Posts: 156
Registered: ‎08-09-2012

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats! I got there a month ago for the first time in 8 months, but purchased a new computer two weeks later.  Paying it off in chunks, and should be back to $0 in 1 month and 2 days (not that I'm counting down or anything :smileywink:).  $0 balance is a great feeling!  Congrats and enjoy being CC debt-free! :smileyvery-happy:




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CruzImperial
Posts: 860
Registered: ‎07-04-2012

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats! If feels almost as good as new plastic in the mail :smileyhappy:

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MsLadyRover
Posts: 749
Registered: ‎03-14-2012

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congratulations!


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Shogun
Posts: 7,374
Registered: ‎04-15-2011

Re: A zero balance is a beautiful thing!

Congrats!

 


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