J24 asked:


I have two credit cards, luckly only totalling about $1,500. Im a college student and used them for books. They are under collection and i still have the oppertunity to pay them off, which i am planning on doing anyway. BUT they are still going to be on my credit for the 7 years right? And If i pay them off, will it improve my credit rating atall, will they show up as paid off on my credit report? Or will paying them off do anything atall since they are so overdue.

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achyled asked:


I’ve heard both… my teacher said having a lot of credit cards will lower my score. But I also read that part of your credit score is based on the formula

how much you owe/ total credit , so in that case having more cards would be better. I have 7 cards and I only use 2 of them. Should I cancel my other cards?

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Rainy asked:


we have a small business and want to start excepting credit cards as payment but don’t know where to start ?? do I call the bank or visa or master card ??

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two_kee_kees asked:


I did this last week. My new credit card is showing the balances of the others, but the old credit cards are not showing that they’ve been paid.

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Me asked:


I’ve never wanted or needed to apply for a credit card in my life. however my fiance and I are planning to buy a flat in the next 6-12 months and realise that I’m going to need to improove my credit (apparently never owing money is a bad thing).
My question is what’s the best and safest way to build up credit, are credit cards used as a supplement to debit cards and if you are in credit on your credit card do you earn interest? I know I sound a bit thick but honestly don’t have a clue about these things!!

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Michael P asked:


Everybody knows using a credit card at the ATM or bank will qualify the transaction as a cash advance and cash advances carry a rather high rate. However today I heard a bit on the news;how to make money off of the credit card companies rather than them making it off of you. It featured some investment guru who talked about using available balances on credit cards for investments that have a higher rate of return than the credit card carries. I have a 0% until July 2007 with plenty to invest if I decided to do this, but how would I avoid the cash advance rate if it would be regarded as cash? Are there any investments that would list the transaction as a purchase? Please help, I am confused.

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tusharcosmic asked:


I am a trader of textiles,maintaining a good balance in my savings account and have a good credit history of more than one year. I am going to apply for a lot of credit cards as well as personal loans. What general precautions should be taken so that I may be able to get maximum number of credit cards and loans with good credit limits?

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kiwi753 asked:


Can you please include the types of cards that a 19- year- old can get. What I mean is, some credit cards are difficult to receive based on age etc. I have a credit card and I dont like that company and I am about to actually close the account, but I want another credit card..

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chelsea asked:


I recently bought a magnetic card case to carry my credit cards and it seems that the magnet is destroying my credit cards. I had a case exactly like this (same brand, same type) before and the magnets never did this before. Is there anything I can do?

I already wrote the company that makes the card case and they were no help at all.

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Anonymous asked:


I was just wondering how interest rates get lowered on credit cards? Why do some people have lower interest rates, and some have higher? I understand the whole difference between credit scores and that some people have better credit than others. But I know that every single person with a low interest rate on credit cards didn’t “call and dispute with the card company until they lower the interest rate”. So, how do they get it? Is it something the credit card companies monitor regularly and lower according to your credit improvement and such over the time? I’m 24 years old, my credit score is 750+. My cards have been allowed higher credit increases in very short times that I’ve had them, due to zealously paying them above and beyond the expect (and sometimes multiple times a month). None of the cards are charged up 1/3 of their limit..less than that. What things can I do to get lower interest rates? One has 22.24%. Not sure about the other two.
Absolutely nothing bad on my credit…
Actually…while it is a good practice to stay on top of what you charge on credit cards (and to immediately pay off what you owe to avoid interest)…it’s good to carry a balance from time to time. Credit cards are for that; for credit. Meaning you DON’T have the money at the time – Thus, that’s the whole point of credit. You can buy what you need now, and pay it a little later when you have the money. Though of course, you don’t charge up what you know you won’t be able to pay back, either. But good credit isn’t built without carrying a balance at some point. If you cancel out your charge each month by completely paying it off, where’s the ongoing charge for ‘credit’? It shows them you are just playing a game, trying to make your credit better, but not being able to apparently handle needing a higher credit limit (which can and does indeed affect your credit score, that I do know). So…if they see that you “pay it off instantly”, what’s the point of them upping your credit line??

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