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    Cancelling credit cards

    I went through the rather painful experience of cancelling a credit card this morning. I've only had 2 cards over the past 20 years or so, and decided since I don't carry any balances, I didn't need 2, so I cancelled one.

    It took over 30 minutes on the phone to cancel the card. I was transferred to 7 different people, 3 security specialists, and had to answer question after question to do this. They make it very easy to get credit cards, cancelling them however, seems like an endless process.

    Anyway, here's a good rant on credit cards for any of you Dave Ramsey fans. There's some very interesting facts about credit cards in this short video, and it's worth a watch, imo.

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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    I have ONE credit card now. My painful experience was with Home Depot when I wanted to cancel theirs. I did a credit report and found out that Home depot had raised my credit limit from $5k to $20K. Now mind you, I never had a balance on the card to begin with. My credit score went down because I had "unused available credit". I need one card for travel, but that's it.
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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Credit score goes down when you have a higher balance than the month before. The credit score scam is just another way the goy are controlled and manipulated
    Quote Originally Posted by Camp Bassfish View Post
    I have ONE credit card now. My painful experience was with Home Depot when I wanted to cancel theirs. I did a credit report and found out that Home depot had raised my credit limit from $5k to $20K. Now mind you, I never had a balance on the card to begin with. My credit score went down because I had "unused available credit". I need one card for travel, but that's it.
    *Edited to correct typo
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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Quote Originally Posted by Joshua01 View Post
    Credit score goes down when you have excess unused credit and when you use more credit than the month before. The credit score scam is just another way the goy are controlled and manipulated
    you sure about that? one of the key metrics (i read) is the ratio of used/unused credit, the lower the better for score

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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Quote Originally Posted by Hitch View Post
    I went through the rather painful experience of cancelling a credit card this morning. I've only had 2 cards over the past 20 years or so, and decided since I don't carry any balances, I didn't need 2, so I cancelled one.

    It took over 30 minutes on the phone to cancel the card. I was transferred to 7 different people, 3 security specialists, and had to answer question after question to do this. They make it very easy to get credit cards, cancelling them however, seems like an endless process.

    Anyway, here's a good rant on credit cards for any of you Dave Ramsey fans. There's some very interesting facts about credit cards in this short video, and it's worth a watch, imo.

    that guy is beneath this board. more for your shopaholic sister or mother in law

    he preaches the exact wrong thing in a depreciating currency world -- pay debts off early. better served to take that extra money and buy assets that appreciate while the loan payments depreciate (get cheaper) over time.

    this assumes you aren't in some stupid high interest loan

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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    that guy is beneath this board. more for your shopaholic sister or mother in law

    he preaches the exact wrong thing in a depreciating currency world -- pay debts off early. better served to take that extra money and buy assets that appreciate while the loan payments depreciate (get cheaper) over time.

    this assumes you aren't in some stupid high interest loan
    Dave Ramsey is a System tool lying con-man.


    He loves to tell underwater folks that they are "morally obligated" to pay the usurers back at all costs, and that bankruptcy "should be avoided" even when debts are unpayable in human terms:


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    Live on a Bare-Bones Budget [but see Connect With a Financial Coach, below, LOL -ct]

    You’re trying to avoid bankruptcy here. That means your budget has no room for frills. No streaming services, no cable, no huge cell phone plans, no dining out, and no vacations until you’re out of debt. Buy generic food, eat beans and rice, and drink water from the tap. Drink coffee you brewed yourself, not a barista. And stick to your budget. Drastic times call for drastic measures.

    Get a Second Job

    These days, it’s not uncommon to hear of someone working a second (or third) job. Having an additional source of income can help you avoid bankruptcy. Just be sure you’re putting the extra income toward paying off your debts. Getting a second job will mean sacrificing time with family and friends, and we know that’s hard. But remember—this situation is only temporary. You won’t have to live like this forever. If you live like no one else, so later you can live like no one else, the payoff will be worth all your effort.

    Connect With a Financial Coach [<--- uh, this isn't free - ct - see below *]

    Sometimes it’s best to sit down and talk with a financial coach when you need guidance with money issues. Don’t let that intimidate you. When looking for a financial coach, just make sure you find someone who has the heart of a teacher. You want a person who will walk with you and guide you along the way—not someone looking to take advantage of your situation.

    Don’t let bankruptcy become your only way out! Avoid bankruptcy and get your finances in order by contacting a financial coach in your area.




    Ramsey teaches Babylon Banking's "morality."

    This is God's morality: "At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is how it is to be done: Every creditor shall cancel the loan he has made to his neighbor. He shall not require payment from his neighbor or brother, because Yahweh’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed." -- Deuteronomy 15:1-2


    As for credit cards, your first decision is this: Are you going to avoid all transactions with the Mystery Babylon System that require credit/debit cards? If yes, then God bless you, and go on using cash and barter. If no, then I recommend having at least two credit cards. Not a debit card. A debit card offers little to no protection against fraud or crooked merchants; credit cards give you chargeback rights, and, a fraudster can't easily drain your checking account with a credit card. Having just one credit card means you are relegated to having no credit card when the bank's automated fraud detection system turns off your card at the worst possible moment. A second card gives you an option in such case. Of course, unless you're a Goyish fool, you will want to pay off your credit card(s) in full each month, to avoid usury. However, if you select your card(s) right, you can make the banks pay you to use it. Run all corporate bills (those are bills charged to you by corporations) through them, and get a reward from such transactions. No, corporations don't lower prices because you use cash...they charge just as much as they possibly can no matter what. Only for non-corporate, small-time local businesses (or for privacy) should you use cash. "I don't want banks/government/whatever knowing all my financial business." Well, they already have access to your utility bills, insurance policies, and all other corporate bills, so you're not shielding anything by using cash or a money order...and losing out on a cut of of the transaction fees (as a reward). Groceries bought without a loyalty card and similar are another story - use cash if you like.

    Of course, if you are unable to control yourself, and want to rack up your credit card(s) to the limit like a Nigger, then maybe this advice isn't for you...



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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    you sure about that? one of the key metrics (i read) is the ratio of used/unused credit, the lower the better for score
    The (((Fair, Isaac & Company))) [FICO] score is paradoxical on that...too high a debt ratio, down it goes, too much unused credit, down it goes. Granted, the former is much harsher an effect than the latter. The thinking being that if you have $20,000 unused unsecured credit, you could instantly load it up.

    The algorithms involved in the FICO score are something only a Jew, or someone who thinks like a Jew, can appreciate.

    FAKO scores (e.g., VantageScore) are just about worthless for the Goyish consumer; they were invented as a cheap imitation of the FICO score (which is what nearly all Babylon Banking entities actually use for "business decisions"). It pains me when people actually pay for such shit.

    If we actually had a government, this bullshit would be eliminated under RICO statutes.
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    Sorry, that was a typo. You're right, the lower my balance the lower my score.
    Quote Originally Posted by cheka. View Post
    you sure about that? one of the key metrics (i read) is the ratio of used/unused credit, the lower the better for score
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    Quote Originally Posted by crimethink View Post
    As for credit cards, your first decision is this: Are you going to avoid all transactions with the Mystery Babylon System that require credit/debit cards? If yes, then God bless you, and go on using cash and barter. If no, then I recommend having at least two credit cards. Not a debit card. A debit card offers little to no protection against fraud or crooked merchants; credit cards give you chargeback rights, and, a fraudster can't easily drain your checking account with a credit card. Having just one credit card means you are relegated to having no credit card when the bank's automated fraud detection system turns off your card at the worst possible moment. A second card gives you an option in such case. Of course, unless you're a Goyish fool, you will want to pay off your credit card(s) in full each month, to avoid usury. However, if you select your card(s) right, you can make the banks pay you to use it. Run all corporate bills (those are bills charged to you by corporations) through them, and get a reward from such transactions. No, corporations don't lower prices because you use cash...they charge just as much as they possibly can no matter what. Only for non-corporate, small-time local businesses (or for privacy) should you use cash. "I don't want banks/government/whatever knowing all my financial business." Well, they already have access to your utility bills, insurance policies, and all other corporate bills, so you're not shielding anything by using cash or a money order...and losing out on a cut of of the transaction fees (as a reward). Groceries bought without a loyalty card and similar are another story - use cash if you like.
    I agree with you CT, though I'm down to one credit card now, with no balance of course. I do think you are being too hard on Dave Ramsey. He's helped a lot of people gain control over their lives and finances. He's basically anti bank, like most of us are. Debt is slavery, and all that. Plus, his whole thought process is by working hard and building wealth, you have more to give, more to help others, and that's the fun part as he says. Having wealth to help other people.

    In one video, he says he has a FICO score of zero. He explains how it's a huge scam on the public.

    I really like his videos. Short, to the point, and he puts them out for free. He doesn't ask for anything, and when people call in he gives them his books, and products for free often to just help them out.

    Here's the fico score video. Yes, stuff we most likely know, but a good rant nonetheless....

    life is good.

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    Re: Cancelling credit cards

    Quote Originally Posted by Joshua01 View Post
    Sorry, that was a typo. You're right, the lower my balance the lower my score.
    If you cancel any credit card that will give your credit score a hit. Is most likely why they gave Hitch the run through.

    He just suicided him credit self.

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