Credit card at 16?

Credit Cards - Are there any credit cards for students?
Philippines
January 18, 2007 9:57am CST
Am I legitimate to get a creadit card already if I am only 16? I am a college student and wanted to put up a small business which needs credit card but I don't know if it's possible or not. Does anyone here who can advise me on this matter?
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6 responses
@kaylen06 (128)
• Philippines
19 Jan 07
I think you could only afford to have one through supplementary card, ususally the legal age requirement is 18.
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
really? none for student?
@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
18 Aug 07
I thin that you should have to be an adult first, but if you are seriously going to go through with this then you have to be careful to make sure that you do not spend more than you can pay off, you do not want to get into debt at such an early age, once you get in it is not always that easy to get back out again.
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
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I think thre no much available services for younger people unless you'll be given with a supplementary card by someone else who is a principal holder.
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
27 Jan 07
I am affraid it is not possible. To get a credit card, you must show you have an income.
@the_actor (494)
• Philippines
27 Jan 07
get a supplement card from anyone in the family who got card.
• United States
9 Apr 07
You can't get a CC on your own but you can get one with a principal account holder. Or you can try a prepaid card something like Visabux is aimed at young people, you load he card and use what is on the card but an adult has to again be the principal account holder. You can get more info regarding the visabux program from their website here: www.usbank.visabux.com Another prepaid option is through greendot. I included pics of the cards and as you can see, you can get either a discover, visa, mastercard, etc. It works much like the Visabux, you load it and spend up to the amount you deposited on the card. And, you can walk into almost any store and purchase one. See more info from the greendot website at greendotonline.com. Good luck.