My wife and I filed Ch7 39 months ago. We started a bit late, but have come to the end of the 24 month BK advice on this site (it worked great!). My scores are just sub-700, and hers are 709-720 (she had fewer cards in her name, so has fewer negative accounts...TU doesn't show a single account not paid as agreed!). I was looking at our scores recently, and one of the things that is dinging her is a lack of tradelines. She currently only has 3 credit cards and our mortgage reporting. So, we are going to shoot for another card for her.
Obviously, getting a card we don't need is pointless. We currently use Venture as our daily driver; since we shop a lot at Costco and they only take Visa, we try to focus there. She doesn't like keeping track of flexible categories, so she doesn't use her discover too much. My question is, which card should we shoot for for her next? We'd really like to start moving towards Ultimate Rewards with Chase, since we love to travel and it's a valuable program. Is it too soon for her to apply for the Sapphire? Should she apply for the Freedom Unlimited now, and the Sapphire in a year, after we've established a relationship with Chase? Or is it just too soon to be knocking on Chase's door? Thanks for the advice!
Starting Score: 625 TU MyFico 604EQ My Fico 596 EX USAA FAKO Feb 2013