A question by Coleman : I make $813 a month, and I’ll say 200 of that is just my little bills (PSN, Xbox Live, Music). Then my one solid phone bill. I want to make more money, but I also just applied for a credit card. I’m trying to set myself up to only use my credit card, but the limit right now is 500. I heard you shouldn’t use your credit card for everything. My original plan was to just use the credit card for everything, and only use my bank card when i need it cash or to pay the credit card. That way i save, and build credit. Also is it okay to transfer all of my bills to credit card or keep them on my bank card? At the end of the day, I’m just trying to start building some type of a financial base. ?
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“1. Don’t max it out. 2. Pay it off in full each month. “
Elaine M
“1 it’s easy to spend a lot of money on subscription services. Unless you are planning on living at home forever, not buy your own car, or pay your own health/car insurance…. Spending 25% of your income on subscription services is really stupid. .”
Hunch
“Pay the with the card and pay it off each month. When they raise your available credit, and by paying it off each month, your score should go up.”
“Pay your phone bill in full every month. ALWAYS ask what the finance charge percentage is on all credit cards before you get one and use it. those charges add up to a lot. for instance, if the finance charge is 22% and you owe $100. they suck you in by saying you’ll only have to pay $10 a month, but the bank also charges you $22 in finance charges. you’ll end up paying back $500 for the $100 you put on that card. keep your credit score high, 750+. that way you’ll be eligible to use 0% for a year finance charge card. when the year is up, roll over the amount you owe to another 0% for a year finance card. that way you never pay finance charges. I did it for years until I paid off all my credit card debt.”
Sandy