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Re:28% of Europeans Can't Afford a 1 Week Annual Holiday by neonhomer on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:45PM (#20575932)
Doesn't opening that many accounts every year hurt your credit score?
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Re:28% of Europeans Can't Afford a 1 Week Annual Holiday by tempsy on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:47PM (#20575956)
A little bit but not substantially (I have a 760+ score as of today). The effect goes away after a few months. Plus I pay them off immediately.
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Re:28% of Europeans Can't Afford a 1 Week Annual Holiday by bitxbitxbitcoin on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:49PM (#20575970)
Only to a certain extent. It's largely outweighed by the amount of benefit your credit score is receiving by eventually having multiple aged accounts. What the OP is describing is essentially a way for people to trade points from their credit score (provided people are at a level of disposable income to start playing this game) for straight up cash or loyalty points.
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Re:28% of Europeans Can't Afford a 1 Week Annual Holiday by chronic84920 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:49PM (#20575976)
> Doesn't opening that many accounts every year hurt your credit score?

Yes.

However, you'll still be in the 80th+ percentile of credit scores. Additionally, the number of applications you've made contribute only around 10% to your credit score.

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