Real life tip/rant: last year, I paid off all of my credit card debt and my credit score JUMPED⦠I was so happy because I felt like I was making some real strides in my life.
But a few weeks ago, my credit score dropped 30 fucking points.
I was so lost and confused because I donβt owe anybody money and I donβt have a credit card.
Little did I know, that was the problem. If you are not actively building your credit MONTHLY, that shit will dropped.
The second you build any credit history, you need to keep building on it, unless your credit score is 0 (you donβt have to worry about that shit dropping obviously but you should start building credit history, maybe starting with a secured card).
Donβt let this shit happen to you.
One more thing, if youβre poor (like I was for the longest).
Find a bank or credit card company that allows you to have a credit line of no more than 50-200 dollars (idk the minimum amount you can have but the least you have, the better)
Because I maxed out my credit card (I was desperate at the time to pay for tuition) and it took me forever to pay it off because I couldnβt afford to pay it.
Youβre only supposed to use 10% of your credit line but you need to pay that off every month because these companies will charge you interest when you pay the minimum balance.
The way I intend on building my credit score is having one secured card (Iβll get one more eventually when I qualify for it) and using it to pay my monthly Netflix, Hulu and Spotify bill.
Which is only $40 a month for all of them and I intend on paying off that amount every single month.
Youβre actually supposed to use 30% of your card but make sure you pay it off every month.
10% is way too low but now I know π
ANOTHER POINTER: your credit isnβt reported in real time. Companies send your bill to the credit reporting agencies on/around your billing date, so if you have a balance of $50 and pay it before your billing date, theyβll tell the agencies you donβt owe anything; therefore, thereβs nothing to pay off. Building credit is showing youβre trustworthy owing money, so wait to be billed for your balance before paying it off.
Omfg ^^^^^ I didnβt know this!!!!!!!
Just tryna spread the wealth of knowledge. ALSO, for those just starting to build/rebuild credit and canβt get approved for a regular credit card, you should get a secured credit card. Itβs pretty much a credit card that requires a down payment and I use the Capital One Secured Credit Card (not sponsored) and I had to pay $50 (if I remember right) for a down payment and every dollar extra you add, you up your limit, so I paid an extra $25 and my limit was $225 starting. If you show youβre trustworthy with your payments and are active in using it, theyβll up your limit $300.
Update: my credit score jumped by 40 points since Iβve made this post.
Donβt get it twisted. My shit is still trash but Iβll have the perfect score in no time.
This adulting shit ainβt so bad π€
HIT THE 800S, BOO!
But less be honest if you donβt have a good mix of credit then ur still screwed u actually need different t types of loans wether for home or a car to really hit a perfect score
Credit still can be repaired. π€·πΏββοΈ
If you donβt owe people an exuberant amount of money and you only have a little bit of credit history (like myself but itβs trash), you should be fine.
This whole thread shows how flawed capitalism is
Well this isnβt a βI love capitalismβ post, however, most of us live in a capitalist society and we werenβt taught how to survive in one.
This is only supposed to be helpful.
Also, CHECK YOUR CREDIT. Go through it. Thoroughly. Sometimes there are things up there that you can dispute and it will increase your score.
































