You’ve Got a 750+ Credit Score… Now What?
Brown Ambition
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In this throwback BA Q&A episode, we revisit two powerful listener questions all about leveling up an already strong credit score without losing your sanity in the process.
First, we coach Nicole, whose mid-700s scores have plateaued, through a method that uses everyday subscriptions, strategic statement-date timing, and automatic payments to show consistent, responsible card usage that can gently nudge scores higher over time.
We also break down what credit “mix” really means, how much weight it carries, and how to safely use tools like credit-builder loans from credit unions instead of taking on unnecessary new debt.
Next, we help Shalise think through the impact of consolidating credit card balances into a personal loan—and whether to close those old cards for good—explaining how closing accounts can affect utilization, account age, and overall score.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:23.5 | It's time for the B-A-Q-A-A, the B-AQ-A-Q-A-Q-A-W-A what you say? The B-AQ-A with Mandelaide, the B-AQ-A-Q-A with Tiffany. The B-AQQA A Hey man Joe ooh man your hair is like really long |
| 0:26.4 | You know it just keeps growing |
| 0:30.0 | Mandy has like well I used to call it like back in the day Rudy Huxable hair |
| 0:36.5 | Because remember Rudy had so much hair where it's like where, where's all the time coming from? It's like, you know, like glamour shots at the mall. Like I'm almost just put like a nice, it wasn't intentional. A hazy sheen, yes. I'll take it over what it might look like. Man is giving glamour hair. |
| 0:54.9 | All right. |
| 0:56.1 | So, as you know, |
| 0:57.7 | a brown ambition question the answer is. |
| 0:58.2 | You have questions. |
| 1:00.1 | We have some answers. |
| 1:04.3 | And so sometimes we talk about business. |
| 1:07.7 | Sometimes we talk about finance. |
| 1:09.7 | Sometimes we talk about your own personal life. |
| 1:11.1 | Whatever it is, you can ask us questions. |
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| 1:20.6 | It's a brown ambition podcast? |
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| 1:30.5 | But just remember that we're not your, we're not your brother, not your mother, not your sister, but your friend. |
| 1:34.0 | Anyway, we're not your financial advisor, your doctor, your attorney. |
| 1:44.1 | So you are going to listen to hard courts to the people that you pay and take what we say with the tiniest, tiniest grain of salt, which is two smart brown girls with something to say. This week we have two credit |
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