Credit Cards

[jsucool76]

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calihlove75 wrote:

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mr_postman wrote:

ok after turning 18 this year i added my son to my walmart and target card as AU and he has a Bofa secure card for about 4 months now

current no lates oldest account 4.2 years walmart and target as AU AAOA 1.5 so today we decided to do app spree and this is the result

Citi Forward College student  for 2K

Discover More student 2.5K

USAA Cash Rewards Platinum Visa (offer tab) instant approval 15K wow 

USAA Cash Rewards Amex Express (offer tab) instant approval 5K

wow my son has higher limit than me 

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Wow, I cannot believe USAA gave a student 20,000 in credit. Not to rain on the happy parade here, but this can be a recipe for disaster, especially  for a teenage boy just starting life as a young adult.

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+1 

It's either ...

a) a recipe disaster for someone who can't handle credit 

b) an AMAZING building tool for someone who can

but I think a $20,000 limit for a LOT of people, not just teenagers could be a potential issue 

[mr_postman]

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jsucool76 wrote:

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calihlove75 wrote:

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mr_postman wrote:

ok after turning 18 this year i added my son to my walmart and target card as AU and he has a Bofa secure card for about 4 months now

current no lates oldest account 4.2 years walmart and target as AU AAOA 1.5 so today we decided to do app spree and this is the result

Citi Forward College student  for 2K

Discover More student 2.5K

USAA Cash Rewards Platinum Visa (offer tab) instant approval 15K wow 

USAA Cash Rewards Amex Express (offer tab) instant approval 5K

wow my son has higher limit than me 

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Wow, I cannot believe USAA gave a student 20,000 in credit. Not to rain on the happy parade here, but this can be a recipe for disaster, especially  for a teenage boy just starting life as a young adult.

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+1 

It's either ...

a) a recipe disaster for someone who can't handle credit 

b) an AMAZING building tool for someone who can

but I think a $20,000 limit for a LOT of people, not just teenagers could be a potential issue 

we agreed that the card stays in the safe refer to (b)  an amazing building tool 

[youngandcreditwrthy]

Agreed with mr_postman..
Furthermore, as a young, full time student, part time worker who has built my pristine credit solely at my discretion and with minimal help from my parents, it's kind of annoying to see people whose mommies and daddies just take care of everything... Just remember... If
he runs up a huge credit card bill, you're
probably on the hook for it 
Fiscal responsibity is of utmost importance to everyone 
With that being said, that USAA Amex sure is a pretty card!