Credit score help. My credit card is about 7k a month which includes all of my spending and expenses for the month and is within my means. However after the statement closes my credit score drops 50 points until later that month when I pay it off. What’s a way I can manage this better to prevent the 50 point drop.

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Make multiple payments on the card each month. You’re getting a credit ding because when your statement closes, the 7k balance is a much higher % of the overall credit limit. In credit score terms, your utilization is too high. If you make a payment every 10-14 days, you can still spend the same amount, but when the billing cycle closes, it will report a much lower balance due.

You can also use this same method to maximize reward earnings on cards with lower credit limits. E.g., I had a card with a 3500 credit line that I earned airline miles on. I’d cycle 5-6,000 a month through that card. I’d spend a thousand or so. Make a payment. Then keep spending.

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Don’t use more than 1/3 of your total credit limit or more than 1/3 of your card’s total limit.

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I have made a call but they only do it 1k at a time, so super frustrating

The date your payment is due and the date your card balance gets reported to the credit bureau is not the same date. Be sure to find out when your card balance gets reported (different for each card) and be sure to pay off as much of your balance as you can by that date. It is actually usually the end of the statement cycle so you should be paying by then

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Agreed. The date they report to the credit bureau is usually the statement closing date, which typically is about 3-5 days after the due date.

Increase your credit limit on the same card or open another card you don’t plan to use as often just for the additional credit margin. Also, try paying off like 90% instead of 100% monthly for about 3 months running. Additionally, you can take out a personal loan with lower interest and make the monthly payments to build your credit score.

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There is zero benefit to not paying your card off each month. This is a credit utilization problem.

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Why are you using a credit card for all of your expenses? Either (1) get a higher credit limit or (2) don’t put all expenses on that one card

Open a business card. Usually have higher limits

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