Comments on: Great Online Discounts http://jarheadonline.com/2008/06/25/great-online-discounts/ Because Jarheads are everywhere Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:56:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: The Jarhead http://jarheadonline.com/2008/06/25/great-online-discounts/comment-page-1/#comment-9 The Jarhead Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:00:36 +0000 http://jarheadonline.com/?p=11#comment-9 Karla My Sears card was just closed by the company due to lack of activity so if you want to make sure that it does in fact stay open you may want to charge something and pay it off at least once a year. I know you have a son in the Marines and if he is anything like me he would love some craftsman tools for Christmas. Just charge it and immediately pay it off. The Jarhead Karla

My Sears card was just closed by the company due to lack of activity so if you want to make sure that it does in fact stay open you may want to charge something and pay it off at least once a year. I know you have a son in the Marines and if he is anything like me he would love some craftsman tools for Christmas. Just charge it and immediately pay it off.

The Jarhead

]]> By: Karla (threadbndr) http://jarheadonline.com/2008/06/25/great-online-discounts/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Karla (threadbndr) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:05:46 +0000 http://jarheadonline.com/?p=11#comment-6 Just be careful on the CC offers. If you open too many credit cards in a short period of time, your FICO score will drop off. Also, whatever card you open first you should keep open (even if you don't carry a balance on it), because how LONG your credit history is can be a major factor in your score. (Which is why I still have a Sear's branded card even though it hasn't had a charge on it since 1996). Take care, K (Mother of a Marine!) Just be careful on the CC offers. If you open too many credit cards in a short period of time, your FICO score will drop off.

Also, whatever card you open first you should keep open (even if you don’t carry a balance on it), because how LONG your credit history is can be a major factor in your score. (Which is why I still have a Sear’s branded card even though it hasn’t had a charge on it since 1996).

Take care, K (Mother of a Marine!)

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