http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/carrying-a-balance-to-get-a-better-credit-score.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:04:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/carrying-a-balance-to-get-a-better-credit-score.html/comment-page-1#comment-695 http://your-credit-score-n-you.blogspot.com/ Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:01:03 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=236#comment-695 I think it's an absurd idea to carry a balalnce unless it's a 0% APR card. I think it’s an absurd idea to carry a balalnce unless it’s a 0% APR card.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/carrying-a-balance-to-get-a-better-credit-score.html/comment-page-1#comment-677 jim Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:19:03 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=236#comment-677 Oh, I never believed you advocated carrying a balance to build the score, I believe a commenter did. I think getting credit cards early and keeping a $0 balance is the way to go, ie. getting that length of account bumped up. Oh, I never believed you advocated carrying a balance to build the score, I believe a commenter did. I think getting credit cards early and keeping a $0 balance is the way to go, ie. getting that length of account bumped up.

]]> http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/carrying-a-balance-to-get-a-better-credit-score.html/comment-page-1#comment-676 Mike Hillyer Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:58:50 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=236#comment-676 Aah, but does that make it bad to use a credit card to build a credit score? I hope you did not get the impression from my post that I recommend carrying a balance, just using a card and keeping it paid. Aah, but does that make it bad to use a credit card to build a credit score? I hope you did not get the impression from my post that I recommend carrying a balance, just using a card and keeping it paid.

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