How to Create Credit Card Accounts
Creating credit card accounts is a simple matter of signing up for credit cards and being offered a line of credit on those credit cards from the credit card company. While the application process is simple, deciding whether you should open a line of credit and create a credit account is another matter. Simply put, credit accounts work well if you can afford to pay off the balance every month. Credit accounts can be detrimental if you have too many open accounts and cannot pay the bills.
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Things You'll Need
- Job or other source of income
- Checking or savings account
- Telephone in your own name
Instructions
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Meet the minimum qualifications. According to bcsalliance.com, most credit card companies require you to be at least 18 years old, have a job or a source of income, and have a telephone in your own name (credit card companies need a way to contact you).
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Open a checking or savings account with a bank. Many credit card applications ask whether you have an account open with a bank. If you open a checking or savings account, it shows companies that you are financially responsible.
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Ensure that your monthly expenses do not exceed more than half your monthly income. Credit card companies are wary to open accounts for you if you have too much liability (as in you make just enough to get by each month). If you have disposable income, you are more likely to get a line of credit.
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Review various credit card offers and companies. Factors to consider include the interest rate on the card (the lower, the better), any incentives the card offers (such as airline miles or a "point" system), and credit cards that allow you to earn cash back on purchases.
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Choose two or three cards and fill out the application. If you want to open multiple credit card accounts, you need to apply to multiple credit card companies. After reviewing the credit card offers, visit two or three of the companies that appealed to you and fill out their applications. You can find applications by visiting the credit card company websites or by calling their numbers and asking them to send an application.
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