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brianjb
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Re: I screwed up / What is my recource


@MmeLucie wrote:

That is such a relief!!! Thank you guys, for responding so quickly. I really appreciate it. I will look into auto pay. I never want this to happen again. 


I set all of my cards to auto pay the minimum, so I'm never late.  If I want to pay more, I do it manually

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broseph23
Regular Contributor

Re: I screwed up / What is my recource


@brianjb wrote:

@MmeLucie wrote:

That is such a relief!!! Thank you guys, for responding so quickly. I really appreciate it. I will look into auto pay. I never want this to happen again. 


I set all of my cards to auto pay the minimum, so I'm never late.  If I want to pay more, I do it manually


+1

I do the same. Except, BOA. They have some archaic auto pay system so it still EFT my bank account even if the card is at a zero balance or another payment has been made. It's really stupid. 

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Pat94108
Frequent Contributor

Re: I screwed up / What is my recource

As others have said, you should be fine. However, auto-pay should be your new best friend Smiley Happy

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MmeLucie
Established Member

Re: I screwed up / What is my recource

That is a great idea!

 

I'm going to set that up Smiley Happy

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longtimelurker
Epic Contributor

Re: I screwed up / What is my recource

While I am a strong advocate of auto-pay (I use PIF as the default, if it is there to protect you from forgetting to make a payment, may as well protect you from paying interest as well) but it doesn't replace fiscal management.   While a late fee is bad, so are unexpected overdraft fees, so remember to make sure that the account used has enough money to cover any auto-pay.

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fishbjc
Senior Contributor

Re: I screwed up / What is my recource

Capital One reported me late for TWO DAYS PAST MY DUE DATE.....not once but TWICE. 

 

Keep an EYE on your reports.  It's an uphill battle with them.

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