My Chevron/Texaco seedling is growing....!
Just a lil $500 spurt but progress is progress!! GE luvs me even with balances!
Just a lil $500 spurt but progress is progress!! GE luvs me even with balances!
44 days app free! Can't wait to get to triple digits.
Stepped out of the Garden on Friday ... but I'm back now (researching LOEs as I am sure I'll need 2 write one for this as the accounts will only be 2-3 months old when we go for our pre-approval) im not acquiring new debt just paying off current bals with 0% interest
I'm counting down the days to a silver spade - will be eligible for that a week from today as my last app/HP was November 25th. I'm on the verge of breaking the 800 FICO score barrier on my TU08 (per Wally). I do not want to incur a HP until I reach that milestone. Just want to be able to say I made it to the promise land. LOL
I've been a bit on edge lately, so I did a couple of things to keep myself on track. About a week ago I was able to have Cap One pc my old Plat Visa to their Cash Rewards card and get rid of the annual fee. And yesterday I called GE/Walmart and got a great CLI on my 3-month old Walmart Discover card. No HPs were involved in these 2 ventures. 
On Friday, I was disheartened to see official acknowledgement from US Bank that they have indeed seriously trashed my favorite credit card - the Cash+ Visa. There goes my cash cow. So now I am thinking of a future goal card to app for maybe in May or June......thinking of perhaps Barclay's Priceline Visa for the 2% cash back. Everyone has to have something to look forward to, right?
Last app: Today - 02/19/2013
Now let it be known that henceforth, I am not to apply for any additional cards or incur any additional hard pulls -- and you all can hold me to it! 
Yesterday and today I applied for Chase Amazon - approved for $1,500, my (then) second highest limit, and then today, for Citi Forward Student - approved for $2,000 - my new highest limit card. I now somehow have 7 cards -- I hope that's not too much. I intend to look into buying a home 3-5 years down the road, so hopefully these accounts along with my student loans will be a healthy mix and will age well. But no more inqs until then!
I have gone a little bit app crazy after finding these forums and reading lots of thread.
Before the forums I had a Cap1, two chase cards, and a best buy store card.
In the last month I've appd and been approved for a cap1 cash rewards, amex fidelity, amex green, discover it, and a penfed platinum rewards.
The only thing I might do is cancel the amex green this time next year when the AF comes up and change to the amex BCP.
Outside of that I'm in the garden for the next couple of years I think, I don't really see myself needing anymore cards anytime soon.
Before the forums I had a Cap1, two chase cards, and a best buy store card.
In the last month I've appd and been approved for a cap1 cash rewards, amex fidelity, amex green, discover it, and a penfed platinum rewards.
The only thing I might do is cancel the amex green this time next year when the AF comes up and change to the amex BCP.
Outside of that I'm in the garden for the next couple of years I think, I don't really see myself needing anymore cards anytime soon.
Still gardening... can't app for anything until after we close on our home. I want my AMEX TR so bad!!
Still chillin'.
