<prompt> Human: I realize there is probably a post somewhere in the past about this, but I want to provide some additional background about my specific scenario. I got my bachelors last December and have since moved to Chicago and started working. I have about 46k in federal student loans and 5k in private loans. Im paying on the private loan monthly now, and I put my federal loans in forbearance for the time being. In spite of my student loan debt, Im still trying to do the best I can to build my credit score save. I make 50kyear non-exempt so I get over time occasionally and am relatively comfortable with my current monthly outflow of money bills, living expenses, etc.. I wanted to make a point of writing my own post because I have heard so many different opinions on how best to handle the payments of credit cards. I should mention I only have one, the Chase Freedom Unlimited card. Is it best to wait until the payment due date and pay the whole amount? Or if the bill is a bit high will it hurt me to pay a portion of the bill now and then the rest on its due date 1117?Id humbly welcome any advice as Ive been told too many conflicting opinions about credit cards and building credit in the past.  <response>: You can always make a partial payment if it helps you personally to manage the balance.I recommend setting up autopay, itll pay the statement balance on the due date automatically.If you dont want to do that just pay anytime before the statement due date. 