Alright this is to a prove a point on this other board I post on. I'm interested to find the results. The premise is Clemens having a receipt from a round of golf 10 years ago. I said this guys crazy, he whipes his bum with $100 bills, he obviously saved it for a reason and this is absurd. Someone contradicted me with a fairly good point: "If he used its credit card, he couldve called them for the receipt... so, I mean that pretty much would negate what you said..." Sooo, my mission to you CLUTCHFANS: Anyone on the board, step forward if you still possess a credit card that you used 10 years ago and is still activated today.
I do. The first ever credit card I got was in 1997 at the Astros-Braves playoff game. It was an MBNA Astros card. Still have it. It's been upgraded to Platinum since then. I also got my first AMEX in 1998 and I still use it as well.
My son has had credit cards since he was 6 weeks old. He's two now, but he will have a long, good credit card history by the time he's old enough to use it responsibly. Not that far out of the realm of possibility to have a CC ten years old.
I have the same Capital One card I've had since 2001 or so. Its the first, and only, credit card I've ever had.
My Discover account is 17 years old. My Chase was 12 years old until I canceled it. My Wells Fargo is 11 years old now. My AMEX is 9 years old... Oh and I am 35 years old. I think you get the picture.
yeah, i'm not sure why he thought this would be a rarity. it's actually good for your credit score to maintain older accounts. to show long histories with creditors.
I have a Citibank CC from 1986 and a AT&T CC (now owned by Citibank) from 1990 and a Wells Fargo debit card (was First Interstate) from 1996 and a BofA CC (was MBNA) from 1998
me too....same card for years now...maybe August 1997 before i started at UT? just the expiration date changes, i get upgraded and i had to get a name change after my marriage.
I probably have credit cards that are older than you. Most of my cards are well over twenty years active. Not sure why you think this is odd.
