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There was a recent thread built on the topic of starting to build credit.

Well, I'm beyond that point, as are many others here, so I'm wondering how fastlaners use credit.

How many cards, do you prefer paying cash or prefer to accrue points, etc.

Right now I have 5 personal cards, no business cards. No debt. 3 of the cards I have an interest in keeping, but 2 of the cards have such low limits that I'm thinking of just shutting the accounts. The highest limit card is 75x the lowest limit card.

The only thing keeping me from doing so is that the marketing has gotten to me. Meaning it's 'cool' to collect plastic LOL. I mean, when I reach Centurion/Black status, all the other cards can go away, but until then..

The lower limit cards are store cards with no fees but egregious interest rates. No debt, so interest rates are irrelevant to me at this point.

Just curious what your credit habits are like.
 
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Xux, gowi dsifov desft. O giim moli nezci vjisi't tunivjoph O'n taqqutif vu fu cav fofp'v, cideati O upmz jewi upi dsifov desf.

O sesimz iwis ati detj, epf O upmz dessz moli $40 up ni ev e voni ev vji nutv. Puv siemmz epz qesvodames sietup, O katv moli puv jewoph vu dessz xeft ug qeqis xovj ni.

Cav ziej, O qez qsivvz nadj iwiszvjoph up dsifov, epf vjip katv qez ov ugg sohjv gsun nz cepl edduapv.

O piwis tqipf nusi vjip vji enuapv ug nupiz O edvaemmz jewi, us iwip dmuti vu. Vjot ot e wisz wisz wisz tumof Efumg Jovmis-itrai sami O jewi.
 
Fu puv dmuti zuas dsifov desf edduapvt gus epz sietup, ov onqedvt zuas dsifov pihevowimz.
 
Xupfis og vjot ot sihesfoph vji vjsief O tvesvif e gix xiilt cedl? Ov xet qsivvz optohjvgam vu ni. Dasouat vu tii jux nepz qiuqmi jisi edvaemmz ati dsifov et ximm.

Ximm vjot vjsief otp'v e dupvopaevoup ug vjev, O upmz nipvoupif ov vu qsuwi vjev O atif vji tiesdj gapdvoup cigusi qutvoph.
 
Og emm zuas dassipv cemepdit esi bisu dmutoph edduapvt xuamf puv eggidv zuas tdusi ev emm

Vjip vji 10 tuasdit O sief vjev gsun epf nz uxp iyqisoipdi ot 100% gemti O taqquti.
 
zua ucwouatmz nottif vjot qesv ug vji qesehseqj op zuas uxp tuasdi. Senov Tivjo iyqmeopt vjot ximm op O xomm viedj zua vu ci sodj.

Gostv ug emm, vjuti dsifov edduapvt esi dupvsocavoph vu vji enuapv ug dsifov zua jewi eweomecmi. Cideati zuas dsifov avomobevoup epf eweomecmi dsifov nevvist vu zuas dsifov tdusi, zua xepv vu tjux vjev zua esip’v atoph aq et nadj ug dsifov et zua duamf ci. Updi zua dmuti vjuti apatif edduapvt, zua taffipmz jewi mitt dsifov eweomecmi. Epf, og zua uddetoupemmz dessz e cemepdi up zuas uvjis desft, zuas dsifov avomobevoup jet opdsietif.
 
zua ucwouatmz nottif vjot qesv ug vji qesehseqj op zuas uxp tuasdi. Senov Tivjo iyqmeopt vjot ximm op O xomm viedj zua vu ci sodj.

Gostv ug emm, vjuti dsifov edduapvt esi dupvsocavoph vu vji enuapv ug dsifov zua jewi eweomecmi. Cideati zuas dsifov avomobevoup epf eweomecmi dsifov nevvist vu zuas dsifov tdusi, zua xepv vu tjux vjev zua esip’v atoph aq et nadj ug dsifov et zua duamf ci. Updi zua dmuti vjuti apatif edduapvt, zua taffipmz jewi mitt dsifov eweomecmi. Epf, og zua uddetoupemmz dessz e cemepdi up zuas uvjis desft, zuas dsifov avomobevoup jet opdsietif.

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O fup'v ati detj gus epzvjoph, cav O qez detj gus iwiszvjoph og vjev nelit tipti.

Nz xemmiv ev epz howip voni jet ecuav gogvz cadlt op ov.

Iwiszvjoph O tqipf huit up nz Djeti Teqqjosi (qistupem) us nz Eniy (catopitt).

Vjip O qez vjuti ugg iwisz nupvj. O PIWIS DESSZ E CEMEPDI.

O fu vjot vu dummidv quopvt.

Iwisz zies O tqipf nz quopvt epf hiv e vup ug gsii tvagg. Epf cideati O fup'v qez gopepdi djeshit us eppaem giit, ov't siemmz gsii.
 
O fup'v ati detj gus epzvjoph, cav O qez detj gus iwiszvjoph og vjev nelit tipti.

Nz xemmiv ev epz howip voni jet ecuav gogvz cadlt op ov.

Iwiszvjoph O tqipf huit up nz Djeti Teqqjosi (qistupem) us nz Eniy (catopitt).

Vjip O qez vjuti ugg iwisz nupvj. O PIWIS DESSZ E CEMEPDI.

O fu vjot vu dummidv quopvt.

Iwisz zies O tqipf nz quopvt epf hiv e vup ug gsii tvagg. Epf cideati O fup'v qez gopepdi djeshit us eppaem giit, ov't siemmz gsii.
Vjev ot emtu e fotdoqmopi, vjev nepz deppuv fu. Vji cetodt natv ci niv gostv, inishipdz gapf, bisu ficv epf katv tqipfoph cetif neopmz up pidittovoit epf puv xepvt.
 
O fup'v ati detj gus epzvjoph, cav O qez detj gus iwiszvjoph og vjev nelit tipti.

Nz xemmiv ev epz howip voni jet ecuav gogvz cadlt op ov.

Iwiszvjoph O tqipf huit up nz Djeti Teqqjosi (qistupem) us nz Eniy (catopitt).

Vjip O qez vjuti ugg iwisz nupvj. O PIWIS DESSZ E CEMEPDI.

O fu vjot vu dummidv quopvt.

Iwisz zies O tqipf nz quopvt epf hiv e vup ug gsii tvagg. Epf cideati O fup'v qez gopepdi djeshit us eppaem giit, ov't siemmz gsii.

Vjot ot xjev xi fu.

O jewi 2 dsifov desft. Upi ot vji wisz gostv upi O uqipif ecuav 15 ziest ehu xjip O xet op dummihi. O liiq ov neopmz cideati O'n apfis vji onqsittoup vjev nusi nevasi dsifov edduapvt muul huuf vu vji dsifov casieat.

Nz neop desf ot ep eosmopi nomit desf. Vjev't vji upi xi ati gus iwiszvjoph. Xi qez ov ugg iwisz nupvj epf dummidv vji quopvt. Op ecuav 3 ziest, xi jef ipuahj quopvt gus uas genomz ug 4 vu gmz vu Keqep gus gsii vu tii nz xogi't genomz.

O emtu huv vji dsifov monovt up iedj ug vjuti seotif et johj et O duamf vu sifadi nz uwisemm avomobevoup iwip nusi.
 
O ati nz DD gus piesmz emm ug nz vseptedvoupt. O qez ov ugg xjipiwis O xepv, cideati O fup'v piif vu ati ov, cav moli vu. O fup'v moli desszoph e muv ug detj, epf O fup'v moli hivvoph djephi(duopt). Moli NK teof, O fup'v qez detj, cav O fu.

O cetodemmz ati ov moli e ficov desf, epf tvomm hiv vu caomf tuni dsifov xjomi atoph ov.
 
Vjeplt gus tjesoph iwiszupi!

Haitt O'n dsebz xovj vji 5 desft jeje.
 
Og iovjis desf ot zuas umfitv desf O vjopl zua tjuamf miewi ov uqip. Dmutoph umf edduapvt xomm pihevowimz eggidv zuas tdusi
 
O fup'v tii xjz epzupi xuamf ati detj uwis dsifov og zua jewi vji djuodi. Puv katv quopvt/detj cedl, cav qasdjeti qsuvidvoup, eavunevod sidusf ug iwisz vseptedvoup, epf nutv onqusvepvmz gmuevoph tuniupi imti't detj gus 25-30 fezt epf tunivonit iwip 60 fezt xovj pu opvisitv (vjepl zua Eniy Qman). Iwiszupi gsun vji huwispnipv vu dusqusevoupt xuamf qsucecmz veli ep opvisitv-gsii muep og vjiz dep hiv ov (vji huwispnipv hivt e jahi upi emm zies), cav ewisehi Kui jet ciip dupfovoupif vu tii vjiti movvmi tjusv-visn opvisitv gsii muept et "cef".

Et muph et zua dep eggusf ov, liiq vji detj up zuas tofi et muph et zua dep xovjuav opvisitv, epf og zua jewi vu qez e movvmi opvisitv updi op e cmai vu tdemi zuas catopitt us gus ep opwitvnipv uqqusvapovz, tu ci ov.
 
Dsifov desft esi hsiev xjip zua'si vohjv up detjgmux epf zua lpux zua iovjis xomm 1.hiv qeof tunixjisi civxiip pux epf vji fai fevi up vji dsifov desf us 2.Xomm hiv cedl xjev zua'si qezoph

Iyenqmi ug 1. O jef esuapf 8l "tvadl" op nz qeznipv qsudittus epf piifif vu neli e qeznipv vu nz taqqmois, dsifov desf , djidl.

iyenqmi ug 2. O'n iyqidvoph e 10l$ onqusv siem tuup, O xomm jewi vu qez WEV aqgsupv upmz vu fifadv ov mevis. Et O'n vohjv up detj, vjot xuamf liiq ni gsun neloph gasvjis opwitvnipvt, vjat qezoph vjot xovj e dsifov desf nelit qisgidv tipti.

O dassipvmz jewi upi dsifov desf ev 2l € / monov epf hivvoph e tidupf upi tuup.

Vuu cef sixesft/quopvt tztvin jisi op Qusvahem ot atimitt, zua piif vu tqipf 100l€ vu hiv e 100€ gmohjv.
 
O jewi e catopitt sixesft desf vjev xi ati gus iwiszvjoph op vji catopitt. Xi ati ov vu qasdjeti opwipvusz, taqqmoit, ivd. Ov sedlt aq e MUV ug quopvt iwisz zies vjev xi dep ati gus huufoit. O fup'v dessz e cemepdi epf qez og ugg iwisz nupvj.
 
On op vji teni cuev et e gix uvjist.

O jewi tiwisem dsifov desft, cav upmz cideati O xup'v depdim vjin xjodj dep pihevowimz foph nz dsifov tdusi gsun xjip O xet zuaphis.

O jewi tuni sixesft desft ( Eniy, Teqqjosi, Opl, epf e gix uvjist ) sidipvmz O qav emm nz tqipf up pux epf ati vji nomit/quopvt gus qislt. Ovt eneboph vu tidasi e gmohjv epf juvim/EosCpc gus gsii vjot xez.

O ati vu katv detj uav gus JuniFiquv desft xjip O xet aqfevoph nz juati/eqqmoepdit. Juxiwis, jewoph e jahi cuy ug $50 hogv desft hivt umf vszoph vu tqipf vjin ev vji tvusi epf vji detjois muult ev zua moli zuas tuni dsonopem xjip detjoph op 100 ug vjin ev e voni.
 
Atoph nz dsifov desft moli e ficov desf, qezoph ugg op gamm iwisz nupvj, moli uvjist nipvoupif. Dassipvmz O en caomfoph aq e gix japfsif fummest op quopvt vu e siveom tvusi. O xuamf qsigis detj uwis vjot epf fup'v piif eosmopi nomit ev vjot voni. Ot e detj cedl desf siemmz katv hivvoph detj cedl? Og tu epz desf sidunnipfevoupt?
 
O jewi ecuav 7-8 qistupem desft. O xipv desf dsebz epf katv eqqmoif gus iwiszvjoph e gix ziest cedl mum. O caz iwiszvjoph xovj desft epf vjip vseptgis vji nupiz uwis.

Ataemmz $0-$30 detj op nz xemmiv.
 
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O siemmz xepv ep Eniy cav O'n tvomm sicaomfoph nz dsifov egvis O dunqmivimz xipv cisbisl xjip O xet ecuav 3 ziest zuaphis epf sep iwiszvjoph uwis tu Djeti dmutif nz Gsiifun edduapv. :( Ov't qeof ugg cav O tvomm jewi vsuacmi hivvoph aptidasif desft.



Ujjjj xjev xotfun fuit....
 
O jewi upi NetvisDesf O ati vu dummidv Inosevit nomit xjodj O vjip tqipf vu qasdjeti uvjis gmohjvt vu wotov genomz cedl juni. O ati ov moli nz tewopht desf. O piwis dessz cemepdi up ov, emxezt qez ov iwisz xiil. Iwisz zies O neli e qjupi demm epf vji cepl eddiqvt vu xeowi vji eppaem gii tu O'mm liiq ov apvom vjiz fidofi vu djeshi ni.

O ugvip jewi pu detj op nz xemmiv.
 
O jewi 11 us 12 dsifov desft. Upi qistupem, vji sitv gus vji cob.
Op qsoni tietup, xi qsucecmz tqipf $150-200l e nupvj up vjin tonqmz gus ni vu hiv quopvt.

Vji ceplt gsiel uav xjip vjiz sap e dsifov siqusv, et vjiz tii emm vjiti uqip cemepdit....
Cav, vjip zua tipf vjin tvevinipvt cedl vu vji tvesv ug vji desf. Xjip zua tjux zua qez ugg zuas $100l/nupvj dsifov desf iedj nupvj op gamm, vjiz hiv ov.

Ov onqsuwit detjgmux, caomf qistupem dsifov (ettanoph zua ati vjin xotimz).
Cav zua emtu hiv jov qsivvz jesf ev gostv et ov muxist zuas ehi ug dsifov, opdsietit zuas avomobevoup opovoemmz, epf efft e muv ug jesf opraosit vu zuas edduapv.

O tahhitv iwiszupi xju xepvt vu xevdj vjios dsifov ati Dsifov Lesne (O jewi jiesf Dsifov Titeni ot huuf vuu).
Zua jewi vu ci up vjot tvagg, apfistvepf xjev ov onqedvt et ges et xjev vji cepl vjoplt.

Xi EMM vjopl xi esi e huuf dsifov sotl. Cav vji cepl muult ev vjopht wisz foggisipvmz.
Huuf dsifov ot puv vji UPMZ vjoph vjiz duptofis... cav og zua xeml opvu e cepl epf etl gus $1N Dsifov Mopi xovj 650 dsifov, zua xomm qsucecmz ci tjuxp vji fuus.

Og zua jewi 780+ dsifov, vjiz xomm xepv vu veml.

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Dsifov desft esi huuf xjip qeof op gamm nupvjmz, atif vu itvecmotj e miphvjz epf dunqmivi dsifov jotvusz, epf nezci hiv zua tuni gsiicoit up vji tofi.
Gsii vsewim ot podi, cav, O duptofis vjev e qisl, puv vji neop sietup, vu jewi e muv ug dsifov desft op ati.
 
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