I have a debt from my younger years back in 2003. I opened a cell phone contract with my friend naively, but ended up having a friend's parents take over the phone shortly after. Needless to say, there's a meager $47 owed on the account that has since been charged-off.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, the SoL is 7 years before the debt cannot impact my credit score any longer. I'm just not sure where the 7 year time frame begins. Additionally, on my credit report it shows 2 negative accounts. One being a closed account with the CA showing past due and closed on 8/1/08.