CREDIT CARDS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF BAD DEBT

Students are finding it much easier to get hold of credit cards to help them pay for those little unexpected things in life. However, there are pitfalls to offering credit cards to students. Most students barely have
enough money to live on as it is without having to make regular credit card repayments as well but credit companies are actually banking on this.

They know that a student’s parents will bale them out in the event that they get into too much debt and companies who offer credit cards for college students aim to take advantage of this fact as much as possible.

Instead of a student credit card you may want to consider giving your son or daughter a secured credit card or a prepaid credit card. It isn’t possible to get into debt with either of these but they still act as a backup plan in case of emergencies.

The main advantage that a student can gain from having any credit card is to build their credit history for use in the future. By providing them with a prepaid or secured credit you can safely offer them this.

To get credit of any sort it is usually necessary to have some sort of credit history. Even if this credit history isn’t immaculate, it at least shows you have
borrowed money before and it will hopefully also show that you have made repayments.

Strangely, the only way to get this credit history is by getting credit in the first place. A credit card is one such way to get credit even when a person has no credit history and so is the perfect stepping stone for your child or children on their way to buying their first car or house.

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