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Why is this soo addictive?  I see many on here that are just addicted sometimes I feel like I am and then other times I dont--probably in denial but I have had good control over myself at least i think--i dont think my scores have suffered too bad from it and not recovered---I feel I am in a good spot based on scores and their is really nothing major I need to purchase no time soon--got mortgage refinanced this month and got a new car back in August Smiley Happy YEA!!!!!
 
Also how many credit apps had you completed before you started getting denied for credit b/c of the apps?  Are do you ever get rejected Smiley Happy
 
Lastly--what is your score range for those who do app alot--are you in the 500s 600s 700s.....
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rubaty
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I'm addicted but stopping for a few months!  Since Oct, I have opened 8 new CC's and a new car loan.  I haven't been denied for anything yet but I am limited in what I can apply for because of my mailing address.  My scores have taken a small hit but I am pulling a report on the 1st to see if everything is reporting.

Current Score: EX 772 EQ 777 TU 783 15 Jan 17
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MidnightVoice
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AWLEGZ wrote:
Why is this soo addictive? 



I think for many who have been through difficult credit times, the mere fact that they CAN get credit leads to an apping frenzy  Smiley Happy  Validation of their return to "good credit" status.
 
And for them, the Sleigh Center was created   Smiley Very Happy
The slide from grace is really more like gliding
And I've found the trick is not to stop the sliding
But to find a graceful way of staying slid
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Anonymous
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rubaty u have great scores seem like you can have a little credit score loss and still be ok better than any of us who have scores in 600s or even 500s for that matter--I have gotten a gas card, 3 store cards and 3 credit cards since July 2007 and got a car loan in 08/07 and refinance 12/07 --2 of my scores were around 650s and the other was low 600s but other things were reporting on that report hopefully it has went up cause i had a judgement removed (fingers crossed)
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Anonymous
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I agree Midnight thats how I felt once I realized my scores were in the 600s and I learned of this forum i was just overly excited and ready to get all I can--not to mention the shocking pre approvals from people like juniper and WAMU that came thru the mail and really offered me great CLs (limits I havde never rcvd in my life Smiley HappyP)
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rubaty
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MidnightVoice wrote:


AWLEGZ wrote:
Why is this soo addictive? 



I think for many who have been through difficult credit times, the mere fact that they CAN get credit leads to an apping frenzy  Smiley Happy  Validation of their return to "good credit" status.
 
And for them, the Sleigh Center was created   Smiley Very Happy


MV...you are so right!!  I had been through so much since 2001 but hadn't done any apping @ all.  Now I just have to wait for the automatic CLI's!Smiley Very Happy

Current Score: EX 772 EQ 777 TU 783 15 Jan 17
Goal Score: 815 across the board by Jan 18


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rubaty
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AWLEGZ wrote:
rubaty u have great scores seem like you can have a little credit score loss and still be ok better than any of us who have scores in 600s or even 500s for that matter--I have gotten a gas card, 3 store cards and 3 credit cards since July 2007 and got a car loan in 08/07 and refinance 12/07 --2 of my scores were around 650s and the other was low 600s but other things were reporting on that report hopefully it has went up cause i had a judgement removed (fingers crossed)


Sounds like you have things going in the right direction!  At the end of 2006 all of my scores were in the high 500's but I kept going.  Is your EX the lowest?  It seems that they are the lowest score for alot of people.

Current Score: EX 772 EQ 777 TU 783 15 Jan 17
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Anonymous
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Rubarty actually my lowest is Equifax--they seem to be pulled most on the east coast--at least in some states--actually my Tranunion and Experian is the highest---Experian is the highest and least pulled wish I could find a CC who would pull from that report I might get a good CL Smiley Happy
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