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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1764410 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1620 on: November 27, 2013, 08:23:26 PM »
oib ich gedenk...do bist oich a rebe?
Ich bin nisht kein Rebbe, oon hub ich nisht Facebook oichid.
"להסתובב זה לא אומר להיות חופשי"

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1621 on: November 27, 2013, 08:25:54 PM »
Ich bin nisht kein Rebbe, oon hub ich nisht Facebook oichid.
Ok, so b'H, the club is larger than I thought.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1622 on: November 27, 2013, 08:26:30 PM »
oib ich gedenk...do bist oich a rebe?
Ma hakesher?

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« Reply #1623 on: November 27, 2013, 08:26:52 PM »
"להסתובב זה לא אומר להיות חופשי"

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1625 on: November 27, 2013, 08:32:59 PM »
Ok, so b'H, the club is larger than I thought.
You can count me as well.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1627 on: November 30, 2013, 09:49:28 PM »
looking for someone who knows about how cards effect your credit score...
so i just received a new card to replace my soon expiring citi/aadvantage amex...problem is, i knew nothing about this amex...i also received a statement showing no activity on it this month as well for the first time, it says im a member since 2011. I called the customer service number and said in 2 years i never activated the card or received one correspondence about it, the lady said there is no annual fee for the card so there wouldnt have been anything sent.  Here's the question...does having this card open and not using it effect my credit score? would closing it? should i activate it and quickly register it for small business saturday :)? There is no annual fee so i dont care either way to keep it open or close it, just want whats best for my credit score. Thanks

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1628 on: November 30, 2013, 09:54:37 PM »
looking for someone who knows about how cards effect your credit score...
so i just received a new card to replace my soon expiring citi/aadvantage amex...problem is, i knew nothing about this amex...i also received a statement showing no activity on it this month as well for the first time, it says im a member since 2011. I called the customer service number and said in 2 years i never activated the card or received one correspondence about it, the lady said there is no annual fee for the card so there wouldnt have been anything sent.  Here's the question...does having this card open and not using it effect my credit score? would closing it? should i activate it and quickly register it for small business saturday :)? There is no annual fee so i dont care either way to keep it open or close it, just want whats best for my credit score. Thanks
In general, closing a card will not hurt your score.  What will (potentially) hurt is the loss of CL.  Depending on the line, and how much your total line is, it may or may not make a difference.  IMO, if there is no AF, keep the card.  If for no other reason, you can use it as leverage to get another card approved one day.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1629 on: November 30, 2013, 10:26:09 PM »
thank you!

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ANA miles
« Reply #1630 on: December 05, 2013, 06:52:02 PM »
Sorry to sound so ignorant, but I'm new to this whole miles collecting thing and I keep coming across the term ANA miles. Can anyone please explain to me what they are and what their value is? And how do I collect them?

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1631 on: December 05, 2013, 06:57:25 PM »
All Nippon Airways.
You can transfer from SPG.

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1632 on: December 05, 2013, 07:29:13 PM »
What is spg?

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1633 on: December 05, 2013, 07:31:06 PM »
Starwood Preferred Guest.

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1634 on: December 05, 2013, 07:32:27 PM »
What's so significant about the fact that you can transfer from SPG to ANA? Sorry but I'm new to this

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1635 on: December 05, 2013, 07:43:24 PM »
ANA has a great award chart for booking on Star Alliance partners among other reasons.

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1636 on: December 05, 2013, 07:45:05 PM »
Why transfer from spg if you can from Mr?

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1637 on: December 05, 2013, 07:46:30 PM »
What's MR? Lol I'm sorry guys I'm really confused

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Re: ANA miles
« Reply #1638 on: December 05, 2013, 07:49:37 PM »
Why transfer from spg if you can from Mr?
20:25 vs 1:1.
But yeah you can also transfer from MR.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #1639 on: December 05, 2013, 08:10:27 PM »
I am an AU on someones card who has not been paying their bills, any way I can remove that info from my report?
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