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What credit card to get at 18 and not a college student?

Written By: admin on August 11, 2009 One Comment

I always thought at 18 they like to give you credit cards, I’ve tried Capitol One, Chase, a QT credit card, and a Best Buy one. All deny due to no credit history. I obviously can’t get Credit history if they won’t let me have credit. I Work 2 jobs and just want to have one just in case and to really build my credit. What’s going on and why do i keep getting denied?


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One Response to “What credit card to get at 18 and not a college student?”

  1. Dixie Darlin' on: 11 August 2009 at 12:04 am

    Stop applying for the cards, you will only be denied. You will have to start building your credit rating with secured credit. Make sure the banks report to the credit bureaus, otherwise it does no excellent.

    Go to the bank you do business with, question them if they have a secured credit card, if they do open a new account with $300 – $500 tell them you want a secured credit card against that account. Use the card for small buys like gas or food and pay the card off entirely each month on time.

    Also you can take your savings account and save until you have $1,000. Tell your banker you want to take a installment loan out against the savings account. Take the money you receive and place it in your checking account to repay the loan. Pay it off in 12 months. Lenders like to see a mixture of credit, revolving, installments, personal loans.

    After a few months you can try for an unsecured card again. Retail store cards and gas cards are normally simpler to get.

    It takes 24 months of consistent on time payments to build a excellent credit rating.

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