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How many credit cards do you have?

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I think 5, not including my debit cards. I have 2 for business, 2 personal and one I never use. I generally only carry 2 cards on me at a time though.
 
Two. I don't have as much money as my credit limit, so why bother. I only use one of them anyways. Some other people I know with more than 1 just take them cause they can, then throw it in the corner without activating them.
 
I honestly don't know. I carry one MC, VISA, AMEX & Discover. The rest are locked up. Every one is paid in full each month.
 
I'm not really sure. I think it's 5 or 6. I carry two with me at all times, Amex and Visa.

I used to get multiple junk credit card offers weekly in the mail. Now I'm not getting that many. I know it's not my credit, it's spotless. Not that I'm complaining. Less junk mail the better.
 
3 though its not necesarily the amount of cards you have, its the credit limit. Not too many people have credit limits 5x their income, aside from their mortgage.
 
3 CCs, 2 debit.

Two of the CCs have zero balance, the remaining has a 3k balance. That's my sole outstanding debt. Heh, my WaMu MC card just sent me a letter telling me they've increased my credit limit to 4k from the previous 2.5k. Good thing I shredded the card or I'd be tempted to go spend some money I don't have.
 
1 MC, 1 AMEX, 1 Discover + 2 visa debits.

It pays to have at least 1 card of each- sometimes there are promotions that give you a discount or bonus item only if you use a specific credit card (I check for such deals on fatwallet.com or slickdeals). Sometimes it also depends on bank issuing the card- such as citibank or chase.

I have always paid the balance in full. Discover gave me the highest level of credit
 
Just 2. One I never use. I actually don't know where the card is (it's somewhere in my house, there has been no activity on the card in the past 2 years). I should get one or two just to build a bit more credit. If I get a TV or something I might open an account at whatever store I get it at.
 
Originally posted by: Dulanic
10+ but they were for a AOR.
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What did you do with all those cards after the AOR was finished?

Better yet, how do people run more than one AOR? Do they just have like 30+ cards by the time they are finished?
 
Two - an American Express Blue and a Citibank Premier Pass MC. I alternate spending between the two, but put all my flights on the Premier Pass card.
 
I have nearly 10, but am not in debt. Most of them haven't been used in years. I had my first card back when I was 16, never had a problem with racking up debt, although I've had a number of friends rack up large debt on their first credit card that was for "emergency purposes only". 😉
 
Originally posted by: Special K
Originally posted by: Dulanic
10+ but they were for a AOR.
Click to expand...

What did you do with all those cards after the AOR was finished?

Better yet, how do people run more than one AOR? Do they just have like 30+ cards by the time they are finished?
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sign up for e-statements and burn all the cards
 
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