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Garden Club - January 2020

UncleB — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:09 GMT

Welcome

Garden Club Members!

Welcome all new GCers, returning GCers

and old timers to our little island of

"No Credit Applications"!

What is gardening? Quite simply, it involves refraining from applying for new credit or seeking CLIs that require hard pulls. Soft pull CLIs, however, are not only acceptable, but are encouraged. The idea is to allow one's current trade lines to grow and mature, waiting for inquiries to age or fall off, and possibly waiting for "baddies" to be removed/age off. During this time, one tends to one's current accounts and watches their AAoA (average age of accounts) grow and the new credit ding fade. Here we socialize, commiserate and support each other while waiting for baddies to fall off, new accounts and/or inquiries to age or if we just want a place to hang out to get away from the hustle and bustle of credit card talk.

So, if you're at the stage of your credit journey where you're ready to enter the garden, please come and join us. You may pick up your complimentary watering can and garden gloves by the front door - you can even choose your favorite color! We're proud to offer a well-appointed clubhouse. There is a snack table set up. You'll always find camaraderie available here as you work towards your gardening goals.

Help yourself to our drinks and appetizers. Flat-breads, sliders, pizza, buffalo wings, grilled zucchini, kale salads, pecan and apple pie à la mode. There's also a nice selection of cold beers. Once again, please feel free to bring anything you'd like to add to the festivities. And, in the corner diagonally across from the front door, there is a fully stocked bar, along with a wide selection of soft drinks. If needed, there are some anti-itch medications stocked in our supply cabinet near the door - Lanacaine, Benadryl, etc. If you need to place your reports in the deep freeze, we also have a freezer, located next to the bar, so go ahead and throw your reports in!

So come on in and make yourself comfortable. Make a gardening plan and commit to sticking with it! Are you planning to wait six months before applying for additional credit? A year? Until the last of your baddies drop off? Whatever your goal, we're here to support you. If you feel the "app-itch" coming on, let us know and we'll try to help you through it.

Now, if you happen to leave the garden prematurely, that's your decision and we respect that. You are always welcome to come back, pick up your gardening tools and start over again. But please, celebrate any approvals and the discussion of which credit card to app for on another thread. While we are happy with members’ success stories, we really do want to keep this thread's focus and tone to be consistent with gardening efforts. You are certainly welcome to celebrate SP CLIs in this thread, as they do not involve inquiries or apps for new credit.

To maintain the 'spirit' of the Garden Club, any discussion regarding credit apps and/or approvals (including approval announcements) is subject to be removed from Garden Club posts by a moderator and/or your post may be moved to a new thread on the appropriate board. Thanks for understanding!

GARDEN CLUB CHALLENGE AND RECOGNITIONS:

Garden Club Challenge: Pick a firm date for staying in the garden and post it in your siggy!

Garden Club recognition levels: To qualify, your reports must contain:

No new tradelines of any type on one's accounts (this includes any backdated accounts, as they are STILL new "seedlings").
No HPs for anything that would allow for the possibility of a new tradeline being issued or increasing the CL of an existing tradeline.

*The Garden Club community recognizes that certain inquiries are necessary for factors beyond those listed above. Therefore, Hard Pulls/Inquiries for the following bona fide reasons are exempt but not limited to: Opening checking/savings accounts (so long as no line of credit is being opened in addition to these accounts), employment applications, apartment rentals, utilities and other such services. These are not considered to be applications for credit per se.

Also, for those who are seeking a new mortgage or refinancing an existing one, we understand that your lender will pull your credit reports multiple times before closing. For those GC'ers, the first HP will set your clock, not the subsequent pulls. However, if you are simply rate shopping, then the normal HP rules apply.

You will be able to add the following to your siggy if you have been abiding by the above for the following time periods...

Less than 1 month - seedling
1 month - bronze spade
3 months - silver spade
6 months - gold spade
9 months - palladium spade
12 months - platinum spade
15 months - ruby
18 months - emerald
21 months - sapphire
24 months or more - diamond

Please note: recognition levels reset once you add an account or incur a HP. We recognize that there may be very good reasons for "leaving the garden," and we respect whatever thoughtful decisions members make. As stated previously, members are always welcome to come back, grab their gloves and start gardening once more.

To add the code, click 'My Settings', then 'Personal Information', then paste the code into the 'Signature' box. When you're finished, be sure to click 'Save' at the bottom of the page!

*New forum members may be unable to add/edit HTML; see note below.

To ensure that your graphic comes out properly on your siggy, please be certain that it has been added as the very first line of code.

Seedling:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/2760iB9166C1A493A3CBC" title="Seedling Garden Club Member" border="0" width="50" height="67" align="right">

Bronze:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33673iA9327A27227FE439" border="0" title="Bronze Garden Club Member" width="40" height="40" align="right">

Silver:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33675i85072060A7E9ED9F" border="0" title="Silver Garden Club Member" width="40" height="40" align="right">

Gold:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33674i6D97EA62D60FAA1E" border="0" title="Gold Garden Club Member" width="40" height="40" align="right">

Palladium:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5761iE36E284CEECEA414" title="Palladium Garden Club Member" border="0" width="40" height="40" align="right">

Platinum:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33676i7D22867F5B8C8548" border="0" title="Platinum Garden Club Member" width="120" height="80" align="right">

Ruby:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5625i09098E9833D7A4B2" border="0" title="Ruby Garden Club Member" width="40" height="40" align="right">

Emerald:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5623i698C4BF1F9D77284" border="0" width="40" title="Emerald Garden Club Member" height="40" align="right">

Sapphire:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5627iA714E0C3C98AD3FD" border="0" width="40" title="Sapphire Garden Club Member" height="40" align="right">

Diamond:

<img src="https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/33677iDA1FD49740EB050B" border="0" title="Diamond Garden Club Member" width="40" height="40" align="right">

So, please feel free to come on in and share your gardening progress. If you're new or returning, what are your goals? If you've been here for a while, how are things going? Let's all mingle, and support each other in our respective gardening efforts!

*Just a reminder, if you are new to the forum you may not be able to add a seedling or spade to your profile yourself; a rank of "Member" is required to add HTML to your signature. In this case send any moderator a PM and we'll add it for you.

You can also use the "Report Inappropriate Content" option on any post to notify a moderator; be sure to indicate that you need _____ spade. (seedling, bronze, etc.)

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Brian_Earl_Spilner — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:53 GMT

It's still 2019

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

M_Smart007 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:02:21 GMT

LUCKY #3 Again!!!

Welcome 2020

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

UncleB — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:01:04 GMT

Happy New Year, everybody!

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Meanmchine — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:11:11 GMT

Happy New Year everybody

I hope 2020 is FICO awsome for everybody

Again, best wishes to everyone and lets all meet back here again next year

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

AllZero — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:01:13 GMT

Happy New Year!

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

K-in-Boston — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:01:48 GMT

Happy New Year, everyone. May your SP CLIs be plentiful and your applications and hard pulls be few this year.

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Remedios — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:01:54 GMT

Full disclosure, speech prepared in advance (today though, so not stale)

Happy New Year!

2019 was a good year. Compared to 2017 and 2018, winning 😂

Financially, it's been quite a trip. Goals met and exceed. It was bumpy at times, but good bumby. 🧦 kept me focused for the better part of the year.
I expect next year (I know it's this year for you fake zoners) to be much calmer.
There is very little left that I need, and even less that I want. I'm content.

It's also a little scary, because without clear goals, impulse control lessens.
Maybe that's the goal. Dont do stupid 💩.

Kids did great in every way. Academically, they are amazing.
While I always tell stories about their funny teen thingies, i should also use this occasion to say that neither one has given me any issues ever. There are times when I'm convinced both are more mature than me in some situations.
They are growing into young adults, and I'm struggling with that.
While it's an amazing process to watch, they are my babies. They better continue being cuddle bugs.

Dogs dont know today is new year. They haven't asked for booze or money. Good dogs.

I hope you all meet your goals, or come as close as possible. I wish you health and as much happiness as you can tolerate.
I also hope we see Sleep Pox eradicated.

Another thing, while I'm a fangirl, I wanted to thank @UncleB for everything he does, Garden and forum wise.
So, thank you UncleB ❤

New year goal...otter emoji.

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Meanmchine — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:02:03 GMT

@Brian_Earl_Spilner wrote:
It's still 2019

.... not here

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Adkins — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:02:05 GMT

I wasn't done in the other one yet! 🤪

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Meanmchine — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:02:49 GMT

@UncleB wrote:
Happy New Year, everybody!

Happy New Year UB

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Mv350 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:03:17 GMT

Wooo

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Adkins — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:03:31 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
Full disclosure, speech prepared in advance (today though, so not stale)
Happy New Year!
2019 was a good year. Compared to 2017 and 2018, winning 😂
Financially, it's been quite a trip. Goals met and exceed. It was bumpy at times, but good bumby. 🧦 kept me focused for the better part of the year.
I expect next year (I know it's this year for you fake zoners) to be much calmer.
There is very little left that I need, and even less that I want. I'm content.
It's also a little scary, because without clear goals, impulse control lessens.
Maybe that's the goal. Dont do stupid 💩.
Kids did great in every way. Academically, they are amazing.
While I always tell stories about their funny teen thingies, i should also use this occasion to say that neither one has given me any issues ever. There are times when I'm convinced both are more mature than me in some situations.
They are growing into young adults, and I'm struggling with that.
While it's an amazing process to watch, they are my babies. They better continue being cuddle bugs.
Dogs dont know today is new year. They haven't asked for booze or money. Good dogs.
I hope you all meet your goals, or come as close as possible. I wish you health and as much happiness as you can tolerate.
I also hope we see Sleep Pox eradicated.
Another thing, while I'm a fangirl, I wanted to thank @UncleB for everything he does, Garden and forum wise.
So, thank you UncleB ❤
New year goal...otter emoji.

🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦🦦

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

shoegal — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:03:53 GMT

Happy New Year!!

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Saleen099 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:04:16 GMT

Happy New Year Everyone.

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

M_Smart007 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:04:26 GMT

@Adkins wrote:
I wasn't done in the other one yet! 🤪

you can post away

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Brian_Earl_Spilner — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:04:57 GMT

@Meanmchine wrote:
@Brian_Earl_Spilner wrote:
It's still 2019
.... not here

Sucks to be you guys. I still have time to make bad choices and promise not to do them next year.

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Meanmchine — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:05:12 GMT

@Remedios wrote:
Full disclosure, speech prepared in advance (today though, so not stale)
Happy New Year!
2019 was a good year. Compared to 2017 and 2018, winning 😂
Financially, it's been quite a trip. Goals met and exceed. It was bumpy at times, but good bumby. 🧦 kept me focused for the better part of the year.
I expect next year (I know it's this year for you fake zoners) to be much calmer.
There is very little left that I need, and even less that I want. I'm content.
It's also a little scary, because without clear goals, impulse control lessens.
Maybe that's the goal. Dont do stupid 💩.
Kids did great in every way. Academically, they are amazing.
While I always tell stories about their funny teen thingies, i should also use this occasion to say that neither one has given me any issues ever. There are times when I'm convinced both are more mature than me in some situations.
They are growing into young adults, and I'm struggling with that.
While it's an amazing process to watch, they are my babies. They better continue being cuddle bugs.
Dogs dont know today is new year. They haven't asked for booze or money. Good dogs.
I hope you all meet your goals, or come as close as possible. I wish you health and as much happiness as you can tolerate.
I also hope we see Sleep Pox eradicated.
Another thing, while I'm a fangirl, I wanted to thank @UncleB for everything he does, Garden and forum wise.
So, thank you UncleB ❤
New year goal...otter emoji.

Helleva post

Happy New Year Remmy

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

Adkins — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:09:15 GMT

@M_Smart007 wrote:
LUCKY #3 Again!!!

Welcome 2020

The First post that @UncleB does doesn't for first post rights

Re: Garden Club - January 2020

M_Smart007 — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:06:10 GMT