WOOHOO! Awesome! Congratulations.
I would like to comment regarding the FICO score: At least 2 people here have commented that you should leave credit cards open, but with a zero balance, in order to keep your FICO score up. However, if you're living debt-free, the only time you should ever borrow money is to get a mortgage. When getting a mortgage, the FICO score is only one of many factors that are looked at, so why worry about FICO so much? I don't. (Brainwashed by Dave Ramsey, I guess!)
Have these people forgotten the Consumerist articles talking about how companies randomly open old accounts, people get their identity stolen, etc., all that? I personally believe that the arguments for a credit card do not beat the arguments AGAINST them.
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