we opened a bank account recently in BA, one joint checking account and my own savings account. our account officer was really great, she helped me apply for a credit card as well....yesterday, i got my secured credit card in the mail, yay! the credit limit isn't as much as the one i have in my home country, but its a start. my only regret is it didn't come a few days earlier, i could've charged all my cash purchases in it and started earning my credit rating points...

As evil as banks and the credit companies are.. we all unfortunately need a credit rating here just to be able to survive for most things. Good luck with the card, try to avoid the credit trap if you can!

hey ,

I got my card within 3 months being here.... with a very huge limit and a unsecured one... Which i am very ahppy about and tis interest free for 9 months

Jigi

Please don't become like so many Americans.

Credit Card maxed out.

Be Wise, and sadly in USA Credit Score is very important

thanks for the warning guys, don't worry, i'm used to these cards, i had several back home and never went over the limit, plus i always paid in full when due...i go by what my banker friend once said, don't let the bank make money out of you, do the opposite instead

jigi, how where you able to swing an unsecured one? your da man!

The bank is already making money from you.. from all of us, thats what it does!

soooo true! i rest my case...hehehe!

We always pay all our credit cards in full every month.

What's really funny is when my husband got a credit card with some crazy limit (around $15,000) and he didn't even have a job yet.

Credit cards are the work of the devil!

Congrats on yours making you happy.

I am happy with my debit card No interest to pay

i have mine too. but i am opting to use the credit card, just so i can start building my credit rating

very good practice. that's what i do too. it actually works in your favor, as the bank advances payments and you dont pay any interest for using their facility. goes well on your credit rating too!

really?!? wow!



if i could buy anything in cash i would. sadly, making big purchases e.g. house, car, etc. you need to have a credit history. hence, the credit card is a necessary evil that one has to live with, especially here in America. oh well....

really?!? wow!



if i could buy everything in cash i would. sadly, making big purchases e.g. house, car, etc. i would need to have a credit history. hence, the credit card is a necessary evil that i have to live with, especially here in America. oh well....

***just an edit to the previous post..