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How often (and how much of my CL) do I need to use on my Discover card to keep it from being cancelled or have a CL decrease? I just got a AmEx Everyday Cashback card and I plan on using it as my main card (except for the 5% categories on Discover). I spend about $500/mo (including a $90 cable bill)...would I be better off transferring my cable bill to my Amex (to get 1% vs. 0.25%) and charging a few dollars a month to my Discover (on my months I don't use the 5% category), or is that not enough?
@scientifics wrote:How often (and how much of my CL) do I need to use on my Discover card to keep it from being cancelled or have a CL decrease? I just got a AmEx Everyday Cashback card and I plan on using it as my main card (except for the 5% categories on Discover). I spend about $500/mo (including a $90 cable bill)...would I be better off transferring my cable bill to my Amex (to get 1% vs. 0.25%) and charging a few dollars a month to my Discover (on my months I don't use the 5% category), or is that not enough?
IMO a few dollars is more than enough to show activity. Just pay the balance as soon as it hits your account.
Do you have a small monthly recurring charge you could set up to be paid by Discover? For instance my XM radio bill is only about $15 a month and I auto pay this on one of my BoA cards to keep them happy.
From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".
@MarineVietVet wrote:IMO a few dollars is more than enough to show activity. Just pay the balance as soon as it hits your account.
Do you have a small monthly recurring charge you could set up to be paid by Discover? For instance my XM radio bill is only about $15 a month and I auto pay this on one of my BoA cards to keep them happy.
I don't have any small, recurring monthly charges, and I have a few cards that I won't be using much. How often do I need to charge a few dollars to keep them active?
@scientifics wrote:I don't have any small, recurring monthly charges, and I have a few cards that I won't be using much. How often do I need to charge a few dollars to keep them active?
Every 2-3 months is fine. Once again this is just one man's opinion.
From a BK years ago to:
EX - 3/11 pulled by lender- 835, EQ - 2/11-816, TU - 2/11-782
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem".
@scientifics wrote:@MarineVietVet wrote:IMO a few dollars is more than enough to show activity. Just pay the balance as soon as it hits your account.
Do you have a small monthly recurring charge you could set up to be paid by Discover? For instance my XM radio bill is only about $15 a month and I auto pay this on one of my BoA cards to keep them happy.
I don't have any small, recurring monthly charges, and I have a few cards that I won't be using much. How often do I need to charge a few dollars to keep them active?
Have you call and ask Discover yet?
Most of cccs and banks says once in a 6 months, and some told me if there is no activity for a year they will close the acct. To be sure ~ it is better for you to ask this question to Discover ... IMO