How to Take Advantage of Secured Credit Cards
Not many people are familiar with Secured Credit Cards. These cards are usually associated with bad credit mainly because they are the only cards available to those with a recent bankruptcy on their credit report. However these cards provide advantages not only to those with bad credit but also to those who want to build their credit and those who want to purchase expensive goods without having to pay out big amounts in full.
Especially for those with bad credit, secured credit cards provide an excellent tool for raising credit score without having to pay excessive interest rates for financing. They may require a bit of sacrifice at the beginning but in the long run, using secured credit cards to improve credit score surely pays off.
Secured Credit Cards Explained
Secured credit cards work just like any other credit card, the only difference is that in order to obtain credit you need to deposit an amount in a predefined account. That amount will, from then on, be your credit limit. Some companies will apply a multiplier to the amount thus increasing your credit limit even more. For example if the credit card comes with a 1.5X Multiplier, if you deposit $1000 on your account, your credit card limit will be $1500. If the Multiplier is 0.8X Then your credit card limit will be $800. This will depend mainly on your credit score and history.
Raising Your Credit Score
Those who have bad credit or no credit at all will find in secured credit cards, the best solution for credit repairing. Sometimes credit score gets so low that there are no chances of getting approved for an unsecured credit card or for a personal loan. Secured credit cards on the contrary, are never declined due to credit reasons.
Though the amount for the deposit may not be easy to obtain, once you start using your credit card, your credit will start improving. The continued payments on your credit card balances (preferably in full) will be recorded into your credit report and this will contribute to raising your credit score month after month.
The process may continue indefinitely. However, it will come the time when you will be able to get approved for an unsecured credit card. Then, you will be able to claim the money from the deposit and use it for better purposes like building a savings account to face unexpected circumstances without having to resort to finance.
Purchasing Expensive Items
There are many stores that offer to purchase certain goods (especially electronic equipment) in installments with credit cards. However, some of these items are so expensive that credit limits on unsecured credit cards will not cover for them. Instead of paying in cash, you can use a secured credit card and earn some money on the deposit. There are some secured credit cards that will pay you interest on the money you deposit. It is an excellent way to transfer the cost of financing to the store and to earn some money at the same time.
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Credit cARD?i just recently opened a bnk account. and i added money to my savings account. so that money that i put in there can i still use it with my card if i was to go to a store or something? or can only take money out from the atm? another ? i wanna ask what is the diff. b/w credit and debit? thnx for the help
July 1st, 2010 at 1:19 am
Paying off a loan early rarely ever hurts you!
To establish / build credit, you must use credit that is reported to the credit reporting companies. They need to see a history of how you use credit and how dependable you are.
So, apply for a card. The Best Buy card is OK, a more useful choice would be a Discover, MasterCard or Visa. You can use these in more places so there is more chance of them getting used. Try your bank. Many banks offer cards to people who have established accounts.
Charge small stuff that you were going to buy anyway (groceries, gas, etc.). Then PAY THE CARD IN FULL EVERY MONTH. After a few months, you will have an established good credit history.
Just make sure you put aside the cash when you make a purchase so you can pay off the card!
July 1st, 2010 at 1:32 am
My son just qualified for a home loan without having too many accounts. The one thing we thought would be good was that he paid off his loans early, this we were told was more harm since they want to see continuous payments for 1-2 years. He had a personal loan with a term of 3 years he paid off in 6. They told us a morgage company they would like to see more long term. He did get to use his car insurance monthly payments and his electric bill payments as credit. He also had just one credit card that was only open for 3 months before the purchase.
Mortgage company just called the car ins, company and electric company to confirm he had never been late with payments and that was enough to get the mortgage loan. His score was over 750 though, but his income was much lower than yours.
July 1st, 2010 at 12:09 am
man i hate the company for firing them these guys rock at these commercials lol
July 1st, 2010 at 12:54 am
I’m going to miss this band. The songs are so catchy.
July 1st, 2010 at 3:59 pm
If this is your plan to become rich and it works legitimately then I wish you well. UK
July 1st, 2010 at 9:31 am
I LOVE THEM best commerciail!
July 2nd, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I love these guys and now they’re looking for a new band. I’m gonna miss them. F to the R to the E to the E to the C to the R to the E-D-I-T Re to the Port to the dot to the com… Oh!
July 3rd, 2010 at 3:59 am
Nice question. Well I would say that Zen Cart and oScommerce are going to be the best options. They are both php based I believe, I know oscommerce is for sure. The problem with free carts is that they are developed via random developers, so there are quite a few people that know the internal workings. This becomes a problem when it comes to security. There are many holes with the free carts and that is why they are not good to use. You can find a lot of stuff on oscommerce about making it more secure, so all in all I would choose that one. You can setup everything via some php coding to get the settings you want!
July 3rd, 2010 at 6:08 am
yea i have… and u sound a lot like the guy i loved. i did cuz number1 i loved him more than any1 number 2 i wanted to be loved back but in return i didnt get it that way i got more pain than love. and 3 i dont wanna be alone well i like the feeling of havin some1 and bein able to tell em that, u want em, love em, miss em, etc… it truly sux. but i feel that at some point a person becomes powerless… it can take a long time for it to happen, but gradually it can. i came to a point where i have decided a few things if i didnt get to ever be loved back. but um in most cases no1 does go back, and if they do they prob really want that person.
July 3rd, 2010 at 5:09 am
These commercials are awesome, I sing along with them whenever they appear on tv lol. And the pop ups were pretty cool, didnt notice they had a pirate hat in every one lol thanks
July 3rd, 2010 at 7:01 am
whats the actual name of the band?
July 3rd, 2010 at 7:48 am
i miss them
July 3rd, 2010 at 2:57 pm
sucks their replacing the band >:/
they need to replace the progressive girl, that girl makes me wanna kill myself
same as that sham wow guyy hah
July 4th, 2010 at 9:10 am
Dumb.
July 4th, 2010 at 9:11 am
the last one is my fav