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re: Your current total credit card debt balance?

Posted on 3/11/22 at 2:47 pm to
Posted by Warfarer
Dothan, AL
Member since May 2010
12338 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 2:47 pm to
quote:

I'll readily admit that I have made some really bad financial choices. There was a period in college where I was terrible with money.


I’m with you. I didn’t run it up in college, it was right after. I let it get wild and carried about 14k for years. About 6 or 7 years ago I really sat down and made a plan to get it square and paid it all off and reevaluated how I use my cards. I got rid of some and got some new ones with better rewards.

My wife keeps wanting my to get a platinum Amex so she can use the lounge access but she travels more than I do. She goes on a trip each year with her daughter. I prefer to drive unless it is just a long drive.
Posted by Nicky Parrish
Member since Apr 2016
7098 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 2:48 pm to
$0
Lasagna
Posted by Turf Taint
New Orleans
Member since Jun 2021
6010 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:01 pm to
Be proud of great credit score!

Simultaneously, if score is near top of possible range, you might want to ask yourself if you could extract more financial value with use of credit (ie, use other peoples money to make money).

Our goal was maximizing return vs best credit score.

Peace of mind aside
Posted by jpcajun
Member since Nov 2010
1395 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:02 pm to
pay it off every month
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135758 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:37 pm to
We usually charge between $2-4K a month, but pay it off monthly. No balance.
Posted by bushwacker
youngsville
Member since Feb 2010
4010 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:43 pm to
current statement is 3900

Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
32665 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:46 pm to
About 8k each month but it gets paid in full each month. Amex is simply a deferred debit card. We have all of our bills linked to it to help us accumulate points faster.

Whatever you spend, you pay it the next month in full.

My favorite Italian food is chicken piccata or chicken Bryan from Carrabbas



This post was edited on 3/11/22 at 4:48 pm
Posted by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8785 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:47 pm to
I use my card for everything. Generally it’s around $6k a month. Pay it off monthly
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
58254 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 4:48 pm to
Veal parmigiana
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7927 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:08 pm to
Only around $11K right now - I rolled the other $23K into my home refi a couple months ago.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
112331 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:34 pm to
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Lol this forum is such bs.

Not a single person has stated they have any CC debt thats not paid in full at months end.


I can't speak for anyone else. I know mine is.
Posted by GeauxTigersGo
Member since Dec 2009
1891 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:35 pm to
Lol every person on the thread..

quote:

0$ pay it off every month
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
100297 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:37 pm to
3500 (not joking)


Probably payoff half next week
Posted by TheDeathValley
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2010
20057 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:48 pm to
About $1500 which will be paid off as soon as my expense report clears. I use my personal card for work travel to earn the points.
Posted by sawtooth
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2017
3588 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:51 pm to
Zero and I prefer the Canneloni at Gino’s.
Posted by FnTigers
Member since Sep 2021
2446 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 5:52 pm to
$0

I pay it immediately as the charges hit. Can't stand a balance.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33171 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 6:07 pm to
quote:

I use my CC for every transaction possible for the miles/points, which I use to stay in hotels for free.

I pay the balance in full every month.
Same, whether $800 or $8000.
Posted by offshoretrash
Farmerville, La
Member since Aug 2008
10716 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 6:13 pm to
$0 haven't owned one in 10 yrs.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
107495 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 6:32 pm to
Don't use credick. Just run a tab a everywhere I go.
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
22460 posts
Posted on 3/11/22 at 6:36 pm to
4 to 5 thousand. I pay it off every month. I write few checks and have a few check drafts. My debts are largely charged on the card and then I pay them off. It makes it easy and easy to see where the money is being spent.
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