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Old 06-08-2009, 09:43 PM   #32
monster
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Originally Posted by BrianR View Post
NOTE: If you use credit cards, you should NOT pay them off each month...carry a balance, even a small one. If you don't, the credit report shows you as carrying the maximum charge and not paying on it. Show steady use, not too much, not too little, carry a small balance and keep the payments up. That way if you suddenly need, oh, a car, you look better on paper.
Um, no. Urban myth built up by the card companies.
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