Credit Cards

[Rackham12]

My first credit card just arrived in the mailbox today. The Capital One Journeys Student! It looks pretty awesome it's transparent and has a red magnetic stripe! Today marked 6 days from the email. 750 cl 

[trumpet-205]

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Rackham12 wrote:

My first credit card just arrived in the mailbox today. The Capital One Journeys Student! It looks pretty awesome it's transparent and has a red magnetic stripe! Today marked 6 days from the email. 750 cl 

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Now I am curious about the card design. Care to post a picture?

[Rackham12]

Nope I do not mind however the forum rules state no card pictures : /

[Open123]

Amex Green I had gotten during University.

[LS2982]

I'm not sure but I think you can PM pics......don't hold me to that tho!

[lolabelle]

Mine was a Citibank credit card in 1992.  I had just started college and had no understanding whatsoever of how credit worked... I just knew there was this table set up with people offering me this plastic thing that gave me access to money.  

I ran up $700 in no time.  I had no idea how to pay it off, as I had no job.  I ended up going into credit counseling a year or so later (when I did have a job), which wasn't really necessary but seemed it at the time.  Oh, the joys of credit cards at 18 years old!

It certainly could have been a lot worse!  But because of that, I'm even more determined to send my son off on his own with a clear understanding of how to use money and credit responsibly.

[juicycook93]

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Rackham12 wrote:

My first credit card just arrived in the mailbox today. The Capital One Journeys Student! It looks pretty awesome it's transparent and has a red magnetic stripe! Today marked 6 days from the email. 750 cl 

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Really? clear clear? Like BCE clear? Was it an option when you picked your cards like the images or did it just ship like that? I'm pretty sure I have the same card but never saw a clear option. 

[Open123]

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lolabelle wrote:

I ran up $700 in no time.  I had no idea how to pay it off, as I had no job.  I ended up going into credit counseling a year or so later (when I did have a job), which wasn't really necessary but seemed it at the time.  Oh, the joys of credit cards at 18 years old!

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Hahaha...Amazing how quickly the bill adds up, especially in those days before the internet, pending transactions, and online account management.  I still recall so vividly my first phone call to the AmEx CSR asking, "what do you mean I have to pay it all at once?  Are you serious?  You mean, the entire $1,500 something?"

It was not pretty during my Fall quarter of financial ineptitude and irresponsibility.

[Rackham12]

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juicycook93 wrote:

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Rackham12 wrote:

My first credit card just arrived in the mailbox today. The Capital One Journeys Student! It looks pretty awesome it's transparent and has a red magnetic stripe! Today marked 6 days from the email. 750 cl 

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Really? clear clear? Like BCE clear? Was it an option when you picked your cards like the images or did it just ship like that? I'm pretty sure I have the same card but never saw a clear option. 

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Whoops! Haha not clear clear but it lets only red light in and it looks dark but when held to the light you can see right through it. I think it is pretty neat anyway! Do you have a custom design on it?

[juicycook93]

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Rackham12 wrote:

Whoops! Haha not clear clear but it lets only red light in and it looks dark but when held to the light you can see right through it. I think it is pretty neat anyway! Do you have a custom design on it?

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Ah. Gotcha. I do but I was ready to call in and tell them to send me their design. I'm a fan of the clear cards but it seems only AMEX has them. :/