Why should college students get credit cards anyway? Well, at this point in their lives, many college students are just now supporting themselves, in one way of another. Establishing a line of credit is a good idea at this point. However, college students must be careful with their new credit scores.
This means that, ideally, they should only use the credit card in amounts that they can pay off the entire balance each month. A good example of proper use of credit cards is to use it to pay a monthly bill, for instance, a cell phone. Then, having the money to pay off the credit card. That is to say, using the credit card only to pay a bill allows college students to begin using their credit cards to establish a good credit score.
Not all students should have credit cards. Credit cards should only…
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