At least six months, but even then, it's better to wait for pre-approval offers than to put a hard check in your credit history.
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I seriously doubt i get those, my application was completely unsolicited (by them, obviously I started the ball rolling)
Like others said, keep using it and pay if off on time until you start getting pre-approved offers. That’s a sign you already have sufficient history. If that’s your first card and there’s no annual fee, don’t close it even when you get a better card. Just keep it and use it from time to time.
It's so weird to see you post a legitimate question, u/cheese_greater
Just use it until you get a better pre-approved offer. If you have no credit score history, aim to carry about 20% of the balance to help accelerate your credit score growth. You will end up paying some interest if you do that, though, so decide whether thats worth it or not.
Properly close your old revolving credit accounts when you don't want to use them anymore. That helps as well.
❌Isnt that incorrect about closing recolving credit accounts, that hurts your credit no matter which way you swing it i thought
❌isnt that incorrect about there being a benefit to carrying a balance? I would just be paying interest for the fuck of it altho im sure the bank approves your advice
Would be funny if all this was ❗️legit advice
Use your credit card exactly like a debit card. Pay off the balance each month. You won't be paying interest this way. This is very important. Don't treat a credit card like free money.
You want to use a certain amount of your credit line each month to build a history. But this is very important...do NOT let your statement balance be 50% or more of your credit line. It will actively hurt your credit. You want your statement balance to be more than zero, but still less than around 45% of your credit line.
I have seen my credit go up and down by doing or not doing these things.
I have never heard of a secured versus unsecured credit card before though. Why are you looking for one versus the other?
kinda salty, but think whatever you like.
No, it tends to more easily encourage pre-approved balance increase offers on your preffered accounts.. which you should take over having crappy accounts remain open.
I'll be interested to see if there is consensus its, indeed, legit
Feel like someone made that same advice on my previous thread and it was debunked. Like, it seemed good advice to give an enemy maybe 💅
weird to cheese_greater post a legit question
is it...?
I think it is.
how very neurotypical of you to notice
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CC rewards are bullshit. Look for one with a low fixed APR. Best bet is a local credit union.
Rewards are fine, if you pay it off every month like OP is suggesting. The APR doesn't matter in that use case.
Otherwise, if APR does matter and you need to carry a balance, no-fee and low interest is your best option and then, you're correct, the rewards don't matter.
Im never using them in a way that would matter (%APR) so i wouldnt be using APR as a criteria
On a long-enough timeframe it would yield something at least nominally significant