Studies continue to confirm that time invested in our colleges and universities is time well spent if your measure is the potential for total earnings over the long haul of your working career. It is not necessarily because college graduates are smarter or are somehow imbued with a better “aura” when they enter the workforce. To their credit, they have successfully completed their first real “test” regarding a rigorous training curriculum, designed to broaden one’s perspective, teach time management skills, and instill confidence in the value of a disciplined approach to all challenges met in life.
Majors require specialization of thought processes, but much of what is waiting in the outside world must still be addressed as it comes at you, and “Life will come at you fast” as in the commercial, or “quickly” as your English professor would have preferred. The issue of credit and your individual credit rating are important facets of life that most textbooks ignore. However, major credit card issuing banks covet your future loyalty, and many begin soliciting college students before they are aware of the potential benefits or consequences.
As a matter of fact, many banks have lost millions on the college market. Early solicitation programs were not carefully controlled, and many students, unfamiliar with the credit process, viewed the cards as a “ticket to ride,” abused their credit privileges, and never met their payment obligations. Banks are more cautious today in their selection criteria, but our world today revolves on credit, and to exist in it, you do need a plastic payment card of some type.
Debit cards will access your bank account, and a credit card will access a line of credit that the bank feels is appropriate for your station in life. If you establish a good record, then they may relax constraints, and in the meantime, the three major credit-scoring companies will monitor your early credit performance history on a monthly basis. Your “credit score,” calculated by each company’s proprietary algorithm, will impact your credit worthiness later in your career. A car loan is one example, and a mortgage on a house is another.
If you were interested in currency trading, then you would need a forex broker to access the market. The same is true for credit. The “broker” in this case could be a bank or financial institution that is authorized to offer credit in accordance with laws that protect the consumer. Like any problem, define what you want, and then search for options. Bankrate.com is one excellent source on the Internet to generate ideas and make comparisons when considering which option suits your needs. Be sure to read the cardholder agreement. Many of the potential fees are listed there and how they can be incurred.
You may be turned down for credit, but if you receive a card, use it wisely and always make your payments on time. Your future access to credit will depend on it!
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