So, until recently, I had only one active credit card with a limit of 4,500.
After joining the forums, learning more about my credit scores, and learning more from other members, I decided to apply for 5 new cards over the past few months. I was first approved for a US Bank Cash+ card with a limit of 25K, a big jump above my other card. Then in January, I applied for 4 other cards: Chase Freedom, Discover It, Citi Double Cash, and Capitol One Savor, and then into the garden. I've been traveling and out of town and hadn't received the final word on all the applications. I knew that I had been approved with a limit of 7-9K on all the cards, but did not hear from Capitol One before I left. I was worried that I may have applied for too many cards at once and that my app might be declined, but when I returned from trip, I discovered that I was approved and with a 30K limit to boot. Feeling good...
Now that I've got the cards that I wanted and with some good credit limits, I'm a happy little gardener.
(Wrote this earlier today but may have accidentally deleted my post and feeling stoked so I want to share.)
