I have a sock drawer card that I never use. I just made a $5 purchase so that the account stays active. My question is, should I let that $5 appear on the next balance statement or should I pay it off right away? Do I want it to show account activity the next time they report to the credit bureas? (if I pay it off right away, it'll report as $0 balance) Does it help your score to show occasional activity on the cards that you never use? Thanks in advance Equ FICO 586>>607 Exp FAKO 617>>637
