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jcatanich
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Reached a milestone

Since March I've paid off a bit under $30K in credit card debt. Hardest part was making the decision to get rid of it. I started with a score of 720 and had balances of: Visa - $11575 ($14K), Discover - $10150 ($15K), AmEx - $8013 (pay off in full every month - almost all work related travel)

 

Lessons Learned

 

AmEx - Balance total does not matter much. Plus or minus 8 points (7 is the most common) no matter the balance. Gone down and up 7 points with comparable balances.

Discover - Paying off in full raised my score 30 points.

Visa - Paying off $5K raised my score 32 points. 

 

Make the decision. Come up with a workable plan. Execute the plan.

 

I paid off my Visa last week so we will see what my score actually goes to. I'm at a 790 right now.

 


Starting Score: TU: ???, EQ: 738 - 03/11/2010
Curent Score: TU: ???, EQ: 790
Goal Score: TU: ???, EQ: 780


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RonM21
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Re: Reached a milestone

Welcome to the forums!!

Very well done. You committed to it and have been successful!


Total CL: $321.7kUTL: 2%AAoA: 7.0yrsBaddies: 0Other: Lease, Loan, *No Mortgage, All Inq's from Jun '20 Car Shopping

BoA-55k | NFCU-45k | AMEX-42k | DISC-40.6k | PENFED-38.4k | LOWES-35k | ALLIANT-25k | CITI-15.7k | BARCLAYS-15k | CHASE-10k

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Anonymous
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Re: Reached a milestone

Good job and keep at it.

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CatOfSpades
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Re: Reached a milestone

Committing to paying it off is definitely the hardest part. Congratulations on the milestone!! That's some awesome work. Smiley Very Happy

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