http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/closed-bunch-credit-cards/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/closed-bunch-credit-cards/#comment-56974 Sun Mon, 04 May 2009 03:06:59 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3886#comment-56974 @Ravi I have done with multiple times with issuers like Citibank, Chase, and AMEX. So far all of them were willing to accommodate my requests. If the cards weren't closed a long time ago, I don't think you will find any problem doing it. @Ravi I have done with multiple times with issuers like Citibank, Chase, and AMEX. So far all of them were willing to accommodate my requests. If the cards weren’t closed a long time ago, I don’t think you will find any problem doing it.

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/closed-bunch-credit-cards/#comment-56956 Ravi Sun, 03 May 2009 21:12:52 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3886#comment-56956 Did you ever run into a situation where the issuer would not combine the credit limits? What happened? Did you ever run into a situation where the issuer would not combine the credit limits? What happened?

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/closed-bunch-credit-cards/#comment-55461 Sun Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:37:54 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3886#comment-55461 @Albert I thought about that. If including the cards that have been closed, the average age of my cards is 5.8 years. However, the average age improved to 6.4 when only the cards are still open are counted. So it doesn't seem I will get hurt too much by closing those cards. I am still keep the oldest cards. @Albert I thought about that. If including the cards that have been closed, the average age of my cards is 5.8 years. However, the average age improved to 6.4 when only the cards are still open are counted. So it doesn’t seem I will get hurt too much by closing those cards. I am still keep the oldest cards.

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/personal-finance/closed-bunch-credit-cards/#comment-55248 Albert Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:36:26 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3886#comment-55248 Wouldn't it have been more beneficial to you to keep some of the cards you opened in 2002-2004 active since they have aged a little bit longer? Wouldn’t it have been more beneficial to you to keep some of the cards you opened in 2002-2004 active since they have aged a little bit longer?

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