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  • xlogger
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2004
    • 9507

    #1

    How do you build up credit ?

    I know one way is to buy credit cards and use em - pay back ext ext. But i cannot get a credit card because they say i need a 'real job'. They dont care how much $ i got in the bank.

    I dont like to owe people stuff, thats why i always use debit cards.

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  • Mako
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2004
    • 1986

    #2
    These people will give you a credit card, they specialize in post-bankruptcy/distressed credit cases. It will likely have a $500 limit, make sure you max it and pay it off every month. It will also have some sort of fee to get it, in the $100 range, which is the price you have to pay for the situation you're in. No bitching.

    http://www.crosscountrybank.com/

    Another way to improve your credit is to make absolutely sure you have no outstanding collections on any of the three major credit reporting agencies (Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union). Get a copy of your credit report, preferably from the three agencies directly, and check it for unpaid debts/collections. You'd be surprised at how things find their way on there...

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    • WarChild
      Let slip the dogs of war.
      • Jan 2003
      • 17263

      #3
      You should be able to cash secure a credit card. It might take 150% of the card limit, but you should be able to do it. Do that then charge up and pay it off each month, on time.
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      • Code_Havoc
        Registered User
        • Jun 2005
        • 221

        #4
        If you buy something like a computer or TV or something, see if the store or company offers a payment plan and if so, try to get approved for it and use that, even if you have the money upright.

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        • WarChild
          Let slip the dogs of war.
          • Jan 2003
          • 17263

          #5
          You can also try these places as well

          http://www.capitalone.com/
          http://www.citibank.com/us/index.htm
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          • Doctor Dre
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jan 2001
            • 51692

            #6
            Pay your taxes would be the first thing to do to get a real job ... I never had any problems getting a CC...
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            • The Heron
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2001
              • 4496

              #7
              HA, these suggestions are funny.
              First you can get a credit card but you should try to get a limit of 1k at least. A 500 limit card won't help your credit score much if at all.
              Second you can always lease a car or some other larger toy.
              Also try buying a house, that'd help you a bit.

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              • xlogger
                Confirmed User
                • Jul 2004
                • 9507

                #8
                Originally posted by The Heron
                Also try buying a house, that'd help you a bit.
                I dont need a house dude, im 20.

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                • Sly
                  Let's do some business!
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 31379

                  #9
                  Originally posted by xlogger
                  I know one way is to buy credit cards and use em - pay back ext ext. But i cannot get a credit card because they say i need a 'real job'. They dont care how much $ i got in the bank.

                  I dont like to owe people stuff, thats why i always use debit cards.
                  If you have money in the bank or even a savings account with regular deposits, your bank should be more than happy to give you a credit card. When I was a student, my bank gave me a student Visa with a $1000 limit. Over the years my limit has been raised a couple times, but it really doesn't matter to me too much because I typically use my corporate card instead of personal.
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                  • Nydahl
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 6655

                    #10
                    Credit system is still not ussual here in Czech.
                    I can recognize the very first steps in GE money bank (its US bank I think) but anyway the very most of people here has just debit cards.
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                    • Mako
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 1986

                      #11
                      Originally posted by The Heron
                      HA, these suggestions are funny.
                      First you can get a credit card but you should try to get a limit of 1k at least. A 500 limit card won't help your credit score much if at all.
                      Second you can always lease a car or some other larger toy.
                      Also try buying a house, that'd help you a bit.
                      It will help immensely. My cousin had a business-related BK in 2000, and even a $250 card helped raise his post-BK credit scores by nearly 50 points in just 12 months. It has nothing to do with the amount of credit available.

                      Ignore The Heron, re-read my post, WarChild's post, and Code_Havoc's post. All are dead nuts accurate.

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                      • johndoebob
                        Confirmed User
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 3405

                        #12
                        If you have a stable well funded bank account for 2+ years it shouldn't be a problem to get a credit card from that bank.

                        If you have a business, pay taxes and are able to show a proof of income you can also get one anywhere else.

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                        • xlogger
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 9507

                          #13
                          Well fuck, i should have just asked my bank for a credit card. I never knew they gave those out.

                          I called mastercard directly and asked for a CC. I will call my bank later then.

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                          • Violetta
                            Affiliate
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 28735

                            #14
                            McDonalds
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                            • xlogger
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 9507

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Rockatansky
                              McDonalds
                              Eat at McDonalds and get fat credit? OK!

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                              • wjxxx
                                So Fucking Banned
                                • Feb 2005
                                • 4448

                                #16
                                Buy life insurance in company that is connected with bank

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                                • johndoebob
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2004
                                  • 3405

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by xlogger
                                  Well fuck, i should have just asked my bank for a credit card. I never knew they gave those out.

                                  I called mastercard directly and asked for a CC. I will call my bank later then.
                                  I got my first credit card when I was 18 (Mastercard) and asked my bank for it. Always had a well funded bank account due to previous business activities, they said no problem, you'll get a Mastercard with a 10.000$ limit within 30 days.

                                  Mastercard seems to be the house card of most banks here and associated with no proof of income procedures if the bank thinks you should be able to get one.

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                                  • tungsten
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Mar 2004
                                    • 10579

                                    #18
                                    try leasing a car with a cosigner.. helps your credit
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