If you are close to the 24 month mark and want to apply for another card and signup for the bonus, it may be worthwhile
keeping the card open until you apply for the new card.
Not exact matches
on my FB page to win this: $ 10 B&N Gift
Card +
Open Books, Open Minds Wrist Band (pencil not included) to keep... or to give away for the Holidays Giveaway open until December 2
Open Books,
Open Minds Wrist Band (pencil not included) to keep... or to give away for the Holidays Giveaway open until December 2
Open Minds Wrist Band (pencil not included) to
keep... or to give away for the Holidays Giveaway
open until December 2
open until December 20th!
Thus, you may want to
keep the secured
card account
open,
until you have built up a credit history with the traditional
card.
I have
opened credit
cards for the perks too, but usaully
keep them
open until they close themselves out or don't close them out at all.
-- If it's your only
card,
keep it
open until your credit scores rise to a point where you can qualify for another
card.
That's part of the reason I
keep both the personal and business versions of the Starwood Preferred Guest Amex in my wallet since each of them gets me 2 stays or 5 nights closer to requalifying for elite status each year, and if you've been considering them, from now
until September 3, 2013, the sign - up bonus has been raised to 30,000 points when you spend $ 5,000 within 6 months of account
opening — which is 20 % higher than the usual bonus on this
card.