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@Anonymous wrote:
Seems like a myFICO version of that game...kill, marry, and, well, the other choice.
- Kill Capital One because they are the antichrist
- Marry US Bank Cash+ because that's what wives do after you marry them -- change the rules
- Do the other with Amex Old Blue because they keep saying yes long after others say you're cut off
@core wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Seems like a myFICO version of that game...kill, marry, and, well, the other choice.- Kill Capital One because they are the antichrist
- Marry US Bank Cash+ because that's what wives do after you marry them -- change the rules
- Do the other with Amex Old Blue because they keep saying yes long after others say you're cut off
LMAO. I'm dying here, mate.
@Anonymous wrote:I closed four credit cards today and feel good about it. I know I am going to get criticized here but I did not need them. I spend average $2,000 a month and $10,000 CL is enough for me. Now I only have to worry about 1 account.
Closed accounts
1. Citi Double Cash $18,000 CL
2. Sallie Mae $10,000 CL
3. Salle Mae $10,000 CL
4. BOA Cash $2,000 CL
Somewhere an addict of credit weeps silently...edit moans loudly in the corner.
I sure respect your decision. It keeps life simple. But your logic is bizarre.
You have mentioned "interest rate" as your driving force. Nobody keeps Cap 1 for low interest rate. And You don't sound like the kind of person who would ever carry a balance. Lots of credit unions (like mine - BECU in Seattle) offer high lines of credit at 6% interest rate for those with high scores. No annual fee. As someone else said, Barclay Ring is a fixed 8% for those who want the ability to carry a balance. If you are willing to take a 30 to 50 point FICO hit for the "convenience" of one card that's great. And it's good your spouse has extra cards At some point you will be out to dinner with a client and your card will get declined due to some bank error -- or you will be on vacation in another country and find they do not accept visa or mastercard (I had this happen in Costa Rica). Or you get pickpocketed on the subway and you don't have an extra card in the safe at the hotel. Or you run the card through the washer and dryer as you are racing out the door for your vacation.
Having one credit card in your credit card portfiolio is like owning one company's stock in your retirement account. Not very smart. I sure hope you bought Apple or Google for your one stock!
But hey, you're a big boy (or girl). It takes guts to take this kind of risk!
@Anonymous wrote:I already have a mortgage, car loan, student loan, so I don't need anything else. To answer your question, FICO's don't really matter to me but I think all these should help me with them. My plan is when ever Amex lets me back in I will get their card and backdate it to 2004.
why do you care about backdating, if you don't care about FICO?
I don't know why so many people hate Capital One here. Couple years ago Barclay closed my Apple card due to too many inquires. I don't trust them anymore. Capital One never closed my account.
@Anonymous wrote:I don't know why so many people hate Capital One here. Couple years ago Barclay closed my Apple card due to too many inquires. I don't trust them anymore. Capital One never closed my account.
I don't hate them. They gave me a 10K limit when I deserved about 2K
@go_FICO_self wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:I already have a mortgage, car loan, student loan, so I don't need anything else. To answer your question, FICO's don't really matter to me but I think all these should help me with them. My plan is when ever Amex lets me back in I will get their card and backdate it to 2004.
why do you care about backdating, if you don't care about FICO?
I stated whenever Amex lets me and that won't be for another 3 years or so. If I don't care about FICO's today that doesn't mean it needs to remain same forever. That is a plan for future not today.
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:I don't know why so many people hate Capital One here. Couple years ago Barclay closed my Apple card due to too many inquires. I don't trust them anymore. Capital One never closed my account.
I don't hate them. They gave me a 10K limit when I deserved about 2K
You might understand where I am coming from. I think most people hate them because they get crappy CL, high APR and annual fee cards. In my case that is not true.
@Anonymous wrote:I don't know why so many people hate Capital One here. Couple years ago Barclay closed my Apple card due to too many inquires. I don't trust them anymore. Capital One never closed my account.
+1 the only thing I would have done is keep a 2nd card with a different lender. Cap1 is somethimes a bit strange with their fraud detection and even with travel settings the card gets blocked. The positive is that they are quick in unblocking but I would not want to travel overseas just with 1 card 😉. As I am hardly ever ready to pay cash ..lol