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myjourney
Super Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@JustinA wrote:

I am attached to this site and learning more in the past 3 days than I have in 27 years. I hope its a good idea and thank you Smiley Happy


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Before you app think...
Have you done your research of the CC?
Does it fit your spending?
Do you have a plan for the bonus w/o going into debt?
Can you afford the AF?
Do you know the cards benefits? Is it worth the HP?
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LS2982
Mega Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@JustinA wrote:

I am attached to this site and learning more in the past 3 days than I have in 27 years. I hope its a good idea and thank you Smiley Happy


Hope to see you post often here, it is a wealth of knowledge!! Smiley Happy




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100down0monthly
New Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@JustinA wrote:

I am attached to this site and learning more in the past 3 days than I have in 27 years. I hope its a good idea and thank you Smiley Happy


It's a great idea.  From my experiences so far, a lot of the more experienced posters here know more about credit/scores than the vast majority of customer service reps I've spoken to lately...about credit.


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enharu
Super Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@100down0monthly wrote:

It's a great idea.  From my experiences so far, a lot of the more experienced posters here know more about credit/scores than the vast majority of customer service reps I've spoken to lately...about credit.


Can't really blame them though.

For many of them, being a CSR is just a temporary or part time gig until they graduate college or find better jobs. The pay is usually minimum wage or slightly above minimum, so the people that are hired aren't exactly too bright or qualified either.

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100down0monthly
New Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@enharu wrote:

@100down0monthly wrote:

It's a great idea.  From my experiences so far, a lot of the more experienced posters here know more about credit/scores than the vast majority of customer service reps I've spoken to lately...about credit.


Can't really blame them though.

For many of them, being a CSR is just a temporary or part time gig until they graduate college or find better jobs. The pay is usually minimum wage or slightly above minimum, so the people that are hired aren't exactly too bright or qualified either.


Fair enough.  But from my observations and personal experiences, the blind leading the blind usually doesn't have the best outcome...and for every person posting here, there are likely 1,000s believing what they are told by the above mentioned reps.


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LS2982
Mega Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@100down0monthly wrote:

@enharu wrote:

@100down0monthly wrote:

It's a great idea.  From my experiences so far, a lot of the more experienced posters here know more about credit/scores than the vast majority of customer service reps I've spoken to lately...about credit.


Can't really blame them though.

For many of them, being a CSR is just a temporary or part time gig until they graduate college or find better jobs. The pay is usually minimum wage or slightly above minimum, so the people that are hired aren't exactly too bright or qualified either.


Fair enough.  But from my observations and personal experiences, the blind leading the blind usually doesn't have the best outcome...and for every person posting here, there are likely 1,000s believing what they are told by the above mentioned reps.


Not properly training CSRs should be a direct reflection on that particular company and should be used against them when deciding what cards to axe in the future Smiley Happy




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CreditCardDiva
Regular Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"

Personally,

I'd rather app when I know I have a VERY good chance of being approved...I don't do recons. Being on the "fringe" , which will usually get you the 7-10 message, is not of interest to me....not now. I got distracted for a minute, but I'm back on track. Also, sorry to say this...but I don't believe every "I got approved for a Chase Titanium Millenium Visa, with a $4000 limit!!!!! Smiley Happy" post I read. Some folks are straight up playin' games. There's just no way, based on their credit files.

 

Finally, for those who "got it" early (you managed to subdue the app monster.) good for you. Now, allow others to learn...even if it's the hard way. Everybody is in a different head space, and some folks want SO bad to catch up with folks who are years ahead in the game that they get distracted. Sometimes it's best to stay out of the threads that get you in trouble - stop looking at  uncontrolled app sprees as some kind of joke (it's not as funny as you think, when you have to add another year or so of aging your current accounts and waiting for 25 inquiries to lose their bite), and look at it for what it is - a setback that keeps you from ultimately getting where you wanna be, in the shortest amount of time. I'm experiencing that setback right now, and there's nothing funny about it. Leave the "lol" to those who are in a position to truly laugh out loud, without crying afterwards.

 

 

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JustinA
Frequent Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"

Whammmy! Good post Smiley Happy

But its fun to read if nothing else...and even if its a false sense of hope...its still hope.


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tcbofade
Super Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@JustinA wrote:

I would love to kick my younger self square in the baby maker.....


That's an interest choice of words....  lol...

 

In one sense or another, it applies to all of us.

 

Experience is the education you get about two years after you need it.  Smiley Happy

02/01/24 Fico 8: EX 757, EQ 803, TU 783.
Fico 9: EX 760 12/16/23, EQ 790 02/04/24, TU No idea.

Zero percent financing is where the devil lives...
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LS2982
Mega Contributor

Re: "chances of approval"


@tcbofade wrote:

@JustinA wrote:

I would love to kick my younger self square in the baby maker.....


That's an interest choice of words....  lol...

 

In one sense or another, it applies to all of us.

 

Experience is the education you get about two years after you need it.  Smiley Happy


Cant bold it but like your last sentence! Very true!




EQ FICO 548 3/3/16
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