how many secured credit card do i need?

[FireMedic1]

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@hoang817 wrote:

just applied for open sky and direct deposit $1000 and is under review now..

waiting for the Merrick card +$500 and Open Sky +$1000

Will update this thread whenever i get any anwsers from both.

thanks guys and wish me luck

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Cool. You'll be fine. Let us know how it goes. Let the rebuild begin. You got whats needed soon to get the ball rolling. Next will be an installment loan. But hold off until all these age a tad.

[hoang817]

oh la la

Welcome and congratulations! You’ve been approved for the OpenSky Secured Visa® Credit Card.

• YOUR CREDIT LINE: $1000

1 down 1 to go.

thanks guys

[gdale6]

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@hoang817 wrote:

oh la la

Welcome and congratulations! You’ve been approved for the OpenSky Secured Visa® Credit Card.

• YOUR CREDIT LINE: $1000

1 down 1 to go.

thanks guys

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@hoang817 wrote:

oh la la

Welcome and congratulations! You’ve been approved for the OpenSky Secured Visa® Credit Card.

• YOUR CREDIT LINE: $1000

1 down 1 to go.

thanks guys

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Grats to your success

[tehdrizzle]

If you have a mortgage wouldn't that add to your credit?  You don't absolutely have to obtain more credit cards to rebuild do you?  That's insane if so.

[hoang817]

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@tehdrizzle wrote:

If you have a mortgage wouldn't that add to your credit?  You don't absolutely have to obtain more credit cards to rebuild do you?  That's insane if so.

Hi,

This is what it tells me:

"Having less than 5 open accounts can make you look somewhat riskier. Some lenders would consider you a "thin file"." 

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[tehdrizzle]

Super odd that they wouldn't take something into account like a mortgage though.  It seems a bit contradictive as well to say a good mix of credit cards and installments to rebuild credit when you can't get credit for 8-10 years post bankruptcy around here.  I think the standard of using cash and no credit is the best solution overall.  Credit is a trap.