Closing an old credit card account can hurt your credit score. That doesn’t mean you should never close a card, but you might consider alternatives.

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Keeping an old credit card open or closing it can also influence your spending habits. For some, having an extra card lying around can lead to occasional "just because" purchases.

— -- They are the knickknacks of your personal financial lives: those old credit cards you seldom use. You might dust them off occasionally and charge something, but they often remain tucked ...

Your old credit card will remain open, even if the balance is zero after a balance transfer. Whether or not to close it depends on your personal habits and the potential impact to your credit score.

If you close your card entirely, that all goes away. Worse yet, if you don’t use your credit card for a long period of time, ... closing your old credit cards can be a very poor decision.

Closing old credit card accounts can actually be bad for your credit score in a few different ways. Instead, keep them open and try this easy trick to boost your score.

It’s different with old credit cards and other payment cards, which should be destroyed so nobody can use them fraudulently. But how to destroy a payment card properly is not obvious, especially ...

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