Anyone know a lot about credit ratings? I cut up my Best Buy card after I transferred the balance, but last night my friend told me that it would be better for me to keep the account open, even if I never use it, because it would be better for my credit. I thought that having lot of store cards might be a bad mark. Which would be better?
What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lilty Cash - Jan 28, 2005 5:54:37 am PST #1631 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Lyra Jane - Jan 28, 2005 5:55:26 am PST #1632 of 10002
Up with the sun
I've heard it's bettter to close them to prevent fraud. Of course, I never actually follow this advice myself.
msbelle - Jan 28, 2005 5:57:03 am PST #1633 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The way I understand it, they look at good payment records and also a formula of available credit to income/equity to get credit ratings.
If you didn;t call and cancel the card with the store, it will still show as available credit on a report.
Lilty Cash - Jan 28, 2005 6:02:09 am PST #1634 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
If you didn;t call and cancel the card with the store, it will still show as available credit on a report.
So that is good? Or bad? (I don't even know why I'm so concerned, because it's not like I'm going to be buying a house or anything anytime soon. I did get a good car loan that the dealer didn't expect me to be able to get so young, though.)
Sue - Jan 28, 2005 6:02:45 am PST #1635 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Nap! Nap! Nap!
Pix - Jan 28, 2005 6:03:12 am PST #1636 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I'm going to see Jon Stewart tonight.
t smug
Lilty Cash - Jan 28, 2005 6:06:18 am PST #1637 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Jealous of Kristin
Polter-Cow - Jan 28, 2005 6:07:42 am PST #1638 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
KRISTIN.
You pixie wench.
So you'll be in tonight's TDS audience, and we should listen for you?
tommyrot - Jan 28, 2005 6:09:58 am PST #1639 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I saw Jon Stewart do a standup gig about seven years ago at some small college about an hour from Chicago. He kept on asking questions about the college that people in the audience didn't know. He didn't realize that most everyone in the audience was not from the college but had driven in from Chicago.
I don't remember much of the show. There was a guy who during the Q&A told Jon that Jon's show (whatever it was at the time) had changed his life. Jon got all embarrased....
Ginger - Jan 28, 2005 6:10:38 am PST #1640 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm going to see Jon Stewart tonight.
t faints from envy