@Anonymous wrote:
marinevietvet,
Now that makes sense! So paying in full every month is the best way to handle a card, whether secured or unsecured it sounds like. I was under the impression before that it was only your statements that actually post to the agencies. So from what you're saying, if I have a $1000 limit then I should only use about $90 of it and pay it off right away, every time. Then go ahead and put more on it and pay it off again, not going above that magic util percentage. This seems to preclude me from using it like a debit card. I guess I'll have to get one or two more when the time is right.
Speaking of which, when should I go for my next card? Six months? A year? More?
And thanks for the welcome! I should have said that I was new. Thanks for the help and clarification!
cheers,
-jim
You can use it as much as you want but just make sure you know when your statement posts each month so you can time how much balance shows on that statement. What is on the monthly statement is what reports to the CRA's.
From a BK years ago to:
8/09 TU-765 EQ- 783
9/09 EX pulled by lender 802
3/10 EQ- 800
You can do the same thing with hard work
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