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The numbers will determine your fate
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this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2024
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No duh, this isn't asking for financial advice though. This post was about what maximizes your credit score.
Two entirely different things.
Also, you linked to an ad for what experian wants to sell you. The credit agencies have proven time and time again they are the last source of information you want to use regarding how they generate credit scores, when they aren't proving they can't be trusted with your data and should be dissolved by government for their constant data breaches it's almost impossible to opt out from while still participating in society.
"Carrying a credit card balance will not benefit your credit score, but enrolling in Experian Boost®ø has helped many people increase FICO® Scores based on their Experian credit reports, and a free credit score from Experian can help you track progress toward score improvement."
-Your source. A sales pitch is never a valid source, unless it's to prove someone tried to sell you something.
You guys are talking about different things.
Credit utilization of 0% doesn't mean paying your cards off on time every month so you avoid interest. It means paying your cards off before the statement period even closes so nothing is reported to the credit agencies.
I do this. All my cards have a statement period ending on the 19th or 20th. Around the 17th every month I pre-pay so my statement is $0 on every card.
When I use a card after doing this and the charge goes through before the statement closes, my FICO score goes up (vantage doesn't seem to do this).
For the last 18 months or so my FICO has been going up 22 points every time there is at least a little balance to report and down 22 points every time my credit utilization is 0.0%.