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Old Oct 24, 2014 | 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by pooter03
At that point I'll have more cards than I really want with several sitting unused in a drawer. I'm trying to decide if that would be a problem or not.
Originally Posted by pooter03
I don't want a card I'm not using.
We'll cut you some slack because you're relatively new here, but having 20-30 cards that you don't use is not that unusual around here.

I have a box full of cards that I've had and later canceled, as well as a half-dozen in play at any given time. Depends on the promos.

Having said that - opening and closing accounts can look a little dicey to lenders. However, having a card you don't use but has no annual fee is much better used by sitting in a drawer rather than cancelling, because it adds to the "ageing" of your credit score.
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