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Best way to PIF?

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ricefed
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Best way to PIF?

I currently only leave a 1% balance report and pif each month. The way I pif is everytime i use my credit card  i pay it off the same day i make the charge. My question is would it be better to let the charges build up a week or two for a higher balance then pif? Just wondering what the best option is to help my credit limit grow in the future. My limit is 3k and im running a little over 2k through it each month. The credit card im using is a NFCU cash rewards if the makes a difference. Thanks for the help.

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DI
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Re: Best way to PIF?

You can let the charges build and PIF days before the next statement  generate. 

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tpatterson2k9
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Re: Best way to PIF?


@DI wrote:

You can let the charges build and PIF days before the next statement  generate. 


On that note, does that mean a person could charge a CC from 0% to 80% util, for example, and as long as it is paid down below 10% before the next statement is cut, then the high 80% util won't be reported?


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DI
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Re: Best way to PIF?

 


@tpatterson2k9 wrote:

@DI wrote:

You can let the charges build and PIF days before the next statement  generate. 


On that note, does that mean a person could charge a CC from 0% to 80% util, for example, and as long as it is paid down below 10% before the next statement is cut, then the high 80% util won't be reported?


Exactly!!

 

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