Originally Posted by
edh101985
With credit cards though, wont it hurt your rating if you cancel the cards? I would just hate paying like $100 per card a year if it never gets used.
No, it won't. Having the card for a year, then canceling it, is much better than not having the card at all. And by the end of the year, you will have applied for, and have, additional open cards. You just need the initial kick start to get into the game.