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Originally posted by Erotic Buddha well in my case the hospital bill was the portion that my health insurance didn't cover, so basically it only covered a portion of the bill while i was responsible for the other portion

Still, lenders & employers dont know the whole situation. Im sure you will be fine.

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Originally posted by Erotic Buddha that i have been doing every month since i got my credit card...so i hope that'll help some

It helps a great deal actually towards a healthy credit rating, I still have a credit card for that reason and fairly much only that reason for channelling regular things like bills directly into the card, that way they get paid immediately = good credit and then pay it immediately before they have a chance to accumulate a lot of painful interest, I pay it on time = good credit.
Plus it sort of encourages conservative spending habits and a certain amount of responsibility, which if you don't have and can't afford the fees or interest, be rest assured the credit card company will beat the living tar out of you forever and a day.
Like most tools, there's a means to using them correctly to your advantage and probably several ways to maim yourself horribly with them.

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Originally posted by DigitalPhoenix Ask this guy here

lawl

I didn't know pre-job credit reports were legal in Canada. Background checks OK, but for me I'd figure I'm trying to get a job to get out of debt... kinda vicious circle if you ask me.

Unlike the US, job-required drug tests are illegal in Canada though (except for very few exceptions).

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