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Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:36:17 GMT

I'm a graduate 👩🏽‍🎓!
7 Statements and 1 Day.

Here's another Disco-graduation story for anyone keeping track.
It 'twas a Dark and Scary credit report...🧟‍♀️

Okay, seriously:

Got secured Discover in October. My TransUnion was 589 😱. By November my score was a 610. Today it's 725.
Currently I'm sitting with a clean file. No derogatories, no lates.
I did add several cards.
My scores were really low because I had zero cards and 4 lates on my student loans and 2 other baddies. No other credit. Thin and anemic. 🤒
I was able to clean up the baddies and fixed the lates (they should have been in Forbearance but it had never been applied).
7th statement cut Monday and last night (Tuesday) around 22:40, checked and saw that I had a credit increase.
My original deposit was $200 and I never added to it. After reading others experiences, I surmised that it didn't matter as much as usage and payment history.
Discover gave me a $2,300 increase bringing me to $2,500. 😁
I still have not received an email or letter but I'm assuming an email should be forthcoming.
Heavy usage off and on. Almost always PIF'd. Tried to leave no more than $4 before statement cut, except this last one.
$2,500 isn't a grand amount but it IS unsecured. I'm pretty happy to have a Big Girl's Card with Discover.
I don't think that I need it but would really like to know how soon I can request a CLI post-graduation. Anyone?

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Remedios — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:38:17 GMT

Congrats on your graduation

As far as CLI goes, seeing how they just gave you a sizable one, I'd wait 90 days at least

It's a SP though, so you can try whenever

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:40:01 GMT

Thanks. I was thinking 90 days. That works.

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

GApeachy — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:45:51 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

I don't think that I need it but would really like to know how soon I can request a CLI post-graduation. Anyone?

First Congrats Graduate!!!!! CSR told me yesterday to wait 30 days. You and I got our cards the same time. "Happy Dance" for you, yay!!

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 13:52:21 GMT

Congrats to you, too! 🥳
How much did they graduated you for?
Did you graduate yesterday, as well, or sooner?
--EDIT--- just saw your thread. You graduated yesterday as well. 😊😊

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

GApeachy — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:02:32 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Congrats to you, too! 🥳
How much did they graduated you for?
Did you graduate yesterday, as well, or sooner?
--EDIT--- just saw your thread. You graduated yesterday as well. 😊😊

Yeah, but you did better than me. I got 2k versus your 2.5k so that's great plus you didn't pump a lot $ into to it to raise your cl. I spent 1.5k so I could work with it. You graduated summa **bleep** laude, hats off to you

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

GApeachy — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:03:52 GMT

Well look what got bleeped.....lol!

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:10:58 GMT

Yeah, but I stretched that $200 like you wouldn't believe.
It felt like I was making a payment to keep it down every other day.
I was also terrified that I wouldn't graduate on-time because got the card declined for pulling it out when I meant to reach for another with a higher limit. 🥴 Literally had one of those "slow motion moments" when I realized too late that I had inserted the Disco into a card reader for something waaay over it's spending limit.
So glad to be out of Secured Land.

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

GApeachy — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:13:56 GMT

Ha! I did something similar......I hear ya, we are freeeeeeeee!

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pinkandgrey — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:54:06 GMT

Congrats! That’s a huge CLI for graduation. It’s a SP for CLIs so there’s not much harm in asking whenever you want. However, I would give it a couple months of good use before asking again. You want to stay on Disco’s good side lol

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 14:57:47 GMT

Congrats! I’m on my 4th statement and can’t wait to see if it will graduate.

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:13:26 GMT

@Lucy
Give it time and treat it right. It's a great feeling when you get there! 😁

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

CreditInspired — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:21:22 GMT

Very niceeeeeee OP and a huge congratulations to you.

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

AverageJoesCredit — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:34:50 GMT

Congrats

The only good side of Discover is if you maintain 500 feet of separation from Average Joe

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tbque — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:35:54 GMT

Congrats on the Disco graduation and solid SL!

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FireMedic1 — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:51:53 GMT

Congrats! Fire it up!

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:55:19 GMT

ISSA PARTY!!
Congrats

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 17:57:13 GMT

Thanks guys 😊

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 18:03:01 GMT

Nicely done, well done on the graduation and the rebuild! Keep up the good work!

Re: Another Discover Graduation Party! 🥳💃🏽

Anonymous — Wed, 29 May 2019 23:36:19 GMT

Congratulations on the graduation, it must feel amazing to have a card graduate!