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What credit limit do you need to feel comfortable?

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Poll: What credit limit do you need to feel comfortable?

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$2000
 
0
0%
$4000
 
1
2%
$6000
 
8
15%
$8000
 
3
6%
$10 000
 
18
34%
$12 000
 
2
4%
$14 000
 
2
4%
$16 000
 
1
2%
$18 000
 
1
2%
$20 000
 
17
32%
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What credit limit do you need to feel comfortable?

What credit limit do you need on a card in order to feel comfortable?

If you have a $500 limit, you're probably going to check it frequently to make sure you're not in danger of going over. At what point does this concern dissolve and you stop worrying, even during heavy spending months like Christmas and when you go on vacation?
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It all depends on what the card is being used for & typical monthly spends.
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ROYinTO wrote: It all depends on what the card is being used for & typical monthly spends.
This.

I only want sky high CL's on BT cards.
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How come there is no option for 500 or 1000?

Having a low limit on most of your cards improve your odds of getting approved for a new card, considerably. I would love it if all my cards have limits of 500 or 1000, but alas, infinite cards need 5k.
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$1500. Can’t do any damage in that. Just how I like it. My limits are way too high.
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What credit limit do you need to feel comfortable?
Define "you".

Your daily needs?
Your ego?
etc.
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JayLove06 wrote: $1500. Can’t do any damage in that. Just how I like it. My limits are way too high.
You’re free to call all your card issuers and have your limits reduced to whatever you want.
You do know that right?
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My number would be 5k.
In a typical month, that would suffice for my spend without exceeding 50% of the limit.
IMO, unless you have travel expenses etc... that’s probably enough for most people.
Unless of course you’re worried about that credit score thing.
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If people is not too lazy to keep track of how much they have spent on their cards already, any limit is ok.
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xx1what wrote: How come there is no option for 500 or 1000?

Having a low limit on most of your cards improve your odds of getting approved for a new card, considerably. I would love it if all my cards have limits of 500 or 1000, but alas, infinite cards need 5k.
Really? Hasn't been a problem for me. I had 9 cards open, only one of which had a CL <$10k, and got approved for 3 more over the last 4 months.
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Kiraly wrote: Really? Hasn't been a problem for me. I had 9 cards open, only one of which had a CL <$10k, and got approved for 3 more over the last 4 months.
It's a real thing, called debt service ratio.

It depends on your income, and your total credit limit, as a ratio.

If the total credit limit is too high, some institution's online system will decline you, and human may use this reason to decline you as well.
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If only one card, it has to be at least $20K.
Once this lock down is over and we can can travel again, I'm going on a family vacation and the average cost for us is around $10k and we need a buffer for other spending.
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xx1what wrote: It's a real thing, called debt service ratio.

It depends on your income, and your total credit limit, as a ratio.

If the ratio is too high
, some institution's online system will decline you, and human may use this reason to decline you as well.
What's the ratio?
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omg would be a nice amount to BT!
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Why does the poll max out at 20k?
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sokolov wrote: Why does the poll max out at 20k?
You're only allowed to have ten options in a pole. I guessed that the $2000-$20 000 range would be enough to cover almost everyone.
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At a minimum, I need at least $500.00. At a maximum, infinity. Downvoted as the question is ambiguous.
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if only we could bt infinity. if only all cc's were charge cards :lol:
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