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Since January, I've been approved for the Discover More Card 3000 CL, Barclays Apple Itunes Card 500 CL, and Amex Zync NPSL. Before that, I only had a Capital One Secure Card 500 CL. I would love to start gardening, but for some reason, I feel like I still should have more availble credit should something come up. I am technically still rebuilding since I do have 1 negative on my report (a CO from 08). Should I call it quits and start gardening, should I try for one more prime?
You've increased your ability to carry a balance by more than half an order of magnitude.
Under what scenarios do you feel that you need additional CL?
One additional (or two) applications isn't going to hurt you in the long run: I'm a big fan of getting inquiries done and out of the way at one time when establishing tradelines, and I plan to go for three cards when I get to the Discover More / Amex Zync stage; however, take an honest look as to what you "need" when attempting to justify adding another CC by that rationale.
I would wait 6 months or so, and just focus on saving up cash.
@ccb2115 wrote:Since January, I've been approved for the Discover More Card 3000 CL, Barclays Apple Itunes Card 500 CL, and Amex Zync NPSL. Before that, I only had a Capital One Secure Card 500 CL. I would love to start gardening, but for some reason, I feel like I still should have more availble credit should something come up. I am technically still rebuilding since I do have 1 negative on my report (a CO from 08). Should I call it quits and start gardening, should I try for one more prime?
Garden for a year, you'll get good CLI's and good prime cards next year!
And while having a bunch of available credit is nice and comforting, nothing says you actually have to use it.
@Anonymous wrote:And while having a bunch of available credit is nice and comforting, nothing says you actually have to use it.
+1
@LS2982 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:And while having a bunch of available credit is nice and comforting, nothing says you actually have to use it.
+1
+2
I'd focus on saving some $$ for now, and garden for the next year, you now have 4000 avail revolving credit and your Zync. You have more than 7X's the avail credit you had prior to your new CC's. Let these babies age and the inq's hit the year mark.
See where you are scorewise this time next year and go from there.
Best of Luck!