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Old 06-15-2005, 04:27 PM   #4
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Originally posted by Hakan@Jun 15 2005, 10:11 PM
Pay it off completely, right now.

Then use it on a monthly basis and pay off the statement balance on the due date each month for two years.

Do not pay a dime of interest and do not use the card to spend outside of your means. This improves your credit rating and doesn't allow those vultures to profit off of you.

I used to work at the Royal Bank doing credit checks of people

Also, this is really important, read the contract that came with the card in its entirety.
Sound advice.

If you have trouble handling credit - and many people have personalities which render them incapable of having anything less than all their credit facilities at the max - then having credit which requires you to pay it out completely every month might be the way to go.

A lower level American Express card requires you to pay off the balance every month . . . . you have no option.

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