I have been fiscally responsible and piffing now for over six years. The result of the first 5.5 years was to drag my scores up from the low 600s to the high 600s. December 2006 my average FICO was 680 and EX was my highest at 695.
December 06 - 1 store cc, 1 gas cc, 1 CU cc, total CL $2,700
Starting in January, at first alone, then with the help of this place, I started to play the FICO game.
I now have added: $8,500 to the CU CL, a Barclay's @ $7,500 CL, a Chase @$8,500 CL and an AMEX @ $7,500.
Total CL gone up to more $35,000
Average score is now over 750, and EX is my LOWEST and has gone down to 687. (Wait for it......
EX hates me
)
I can now get the best rates on anything I can afford, and EX should increase on March 18th.
Moral of the story:
Fiscal responsibility is necessary but not sufficient (any math people out there> ). The game needs to be played by FICOs rules as well. Message Edited by MidnightVoice on
12-12-2007 07:50 AM
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid