Should You Ever Close Credit Cards

I closed about 15 accounts and you are about to see exactly what has happened to my credit score in just a moment. The main reason people ask If it’s okay to close accounts is because they get worried about their credit score.

I have also frozen my TransUnion, Equifax, and even my Experian accounts. No new lines of credit can be opened in my name, and no credit cards exist to report anything.

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1. The negative effect of closing a credit card
Utilization Ratio may change:
– This is the percentage of credit you are using, compared to how much you have been giving
For example, I give you a credit line of $500 and Chase gives you another of $500
– Right now you are using about $300 and have a utilization of 30% because you are only using 30%
– But you close me out, and now you only have chase with $500, your utilization goes up to 60% which not good
– You usually want this below 10% anyways

Reduced your credit Length
– Closing your oldest card can lower your length which is about 15% of your score

Your credit mix
– They want to know if you can handle different types of debt

Access to Capital
– Once you close that’s it, you can’t borrow that money anymore

Truth is this: if you were using a product that you no longer cared about, like Tmobile for example ( and they tell you this)
– If you cancel yes you’ll save $100 with another company
– But no more international roaming
– No more free Netflix
– Not more tmobile Tuesday
– Your response would be, who cares

2. What people tell you

– If it doesn’t have an annual fee then just keep open
– So your credit score can stay as high as possible
– But again credit scores don’t matter

3. Credit score

Truth is: We say we need credit to buy things ( but what are those things really )
– House: Manuel underwriting ( that simple )
– Car: if you need a car and you don’t have money ( but something used, cheap, and reliable
– Stuff: save up or don’t buy ( those are options, you don’t have to get whatever you want, just because you can swipe a card )

4. My advice
– If you don’t want to play the credit game anymore
– I would close it out and call it a day
– Focus on building real wealth

In conclusion:
– If you care about credit, it’ll hurt it
– If you don’t, it doesn’t matter
– Don’t close things out, if you are shopping for a mortgage at this current moment ( wait until that’s done and then close it out )

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