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Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

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Jasir
Frequent Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

Total utilization: 36%. Payoff: June/July/August 2014. Somewhere around there. I'm in no rush since most of the cards are in a 0% APR phase. Plus, I (or my AU) will still be using the cards so that percentage will rise & fall before it is all PIF in 2014. It's called revolving credit for a reason!



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grinlikechelsea
Established Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

I plead the Fifth... 

 

In all seriousness, I'm at 45%

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indiolatino61
Valued Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?


@grinlikechelsea wrote:

I plead the Fifth... 

 

In all seriousness, I'm at 45%


I plead temporary insanity...Smiley Tongue!!!

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ptilda
Established Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

I'll be around 30% right now with the Kays, but that will be paid off and I'll be <5% end of Jan.

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GetTheFico
Regular Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

Around 3%, toys and gift cards.

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Countingpennies
Established Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

I'm at 26%. Down to under 10% end of Jan. I haven't seen a tax refund in years. The IRS keeps mine, and that plus $50/mo., I don't expect to see a tax refund for another 5 years maybe.

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sailor_mercury
Valued Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

Around 21% will pay half in the first half of Jan. 

 

Then break up the remainder between Feb and March.  Will have it off the books by March 10th.  It wasn't all holiday spending, there were some medical, legal and a professional development workshop in there.

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kiasmith1974
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Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

25% with half paid off in January, the rest by March 1st.

 

 

and i'm really kicking myself for the high uti!

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p-
Valued Contributor

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?


@kiasmith1974 wrote:

25% with half paid off in January, the rest by March 1st. 

and i'm really kicking myself for the high uti!


I know... I keep telling myself that it's okay because I have no apps planned, but there's a little voice screaming "Three to nine percent!"

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Km8888
Established Member

Re: Confession time. What is your Holiday Utilization?

Funny i just did the math this mornng to include pending transactions....was 8%  before Thanksgiving....

As of today, 48% thanks to Christmas and appliance purchases for kitchen.  Gift purchases will be paid off by Feb.  Appliances will be paid by August or when our house sells...whichever is sooner.   Enjoying the 0% for a few months either way.

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