Comments on: Thinking about Changing Credit Card http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/ Chronicling the Experience of Educating our Children and Managing our Family Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Marilyn http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-73 Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:59:47 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-73 Don't have the Amazon card, but do have a Mastercard that gives some rewards. Every $5K lets me choose a $50 gift certificate to anyone of a number of stores. I usually take Target or Land's End (which can also be used at Sears). I know I'm going to shop at Target for something, even if it's household supplies, and LE lets me choose clothes for me (not someone else!) If I'm going to spend money on the cc anyway - and I do on both small and big ticket items (like summer camp for my daughter since I work during the day) - why not get a little something back. It's a no fee card. If you do get another card, you probably don't want to close out the account you already have since length of time that your oldest account has been opened is part of your credit score. Don’t have the Amazon card, but do have a Mastercard that gives some rewards. Every $5K lets me choose a $50 gift certificate to anyone of a number of stores. I usually take Target or Land’s End (which can also be used at Sears). I know I’m going to shop at Target for something, even if it’s household supplies, and LE lets me choose clothes for me (not someone else!) If I’m going to spend money on the cc anyway - and I do on both small and big ticket items (like summer camp for my daughter since I work during the day) - why not get a little something back. It’s a no fee card.

If you do get another card, you probably don’t want to close out the account you already have since length of time that your oldest account has been opened is part of your credit score.

]]> by: Terri http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-40 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:04:00 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-40 No, not yet. I don't know anyone who has one yet. I keep hoping that someone else will be the pioneer who takes the potential arrows, as the saying goes. No, not yet. I don’t know anyone who has one yet. I keep hoping that someone else will be the pioneer who takes the potential arrows, as the saying goes.

]]> by: Sculpin http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-39 Sat, 04 Mar 2006 01:18:00 +0000 http://educatingthewheelers.com/2006/02/23/thinking-about-changing-credit-card/#comment-39 I've been thinking about getting an Amazon card myself. Have you heard anything elsewhere about it? I’ve been thinking about getting an Amazon card myself. Have you heard anything elsewhere about it?

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