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Questions related to credit card management and use of credit to achieve your financial goals I have found on google that my screename has been linked to some garbage financial sites, that I have nothing to do with Please ask me to verify this if you are not sure and let me know who is making any claims so i can sue their asses off this is my website or my blog http://www.geocities.com/tbaarr/night_vision.html http://www.tbaarr.blogspot.com/

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i own over 10 credit cards

8 of these have credit limits over 10k and i use 2 of them to invest with

i have the balance as a fixed life of the loan balance transfer

and make 10 points profit on the money

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none

I retired doing this in 1996

and wish to pass on my experience. BE aware I got married in 1998 and started Driving Rig in 2004 so that I could get affordable quality Heath insurance for my family as I now have 2 beautiful daughters 4 and 8 as of aug 2007, so I may take longer to answer som questions. i cover such subjects as, my approach to credit, how to establish and maintain multiple accounts, how i get single digit life of the loan balance transfers, how i use their money for 45 days interest free, how i use credit cards to invest for 30% a year profit, and how i maintain a 650+ credit rating while holding 5 or more accounts. I challege anyone have me compare any answer, that suze orman gives on her tv show, to what i would suggest as i find her answers just plain incompetant, especially when she states that borrowing money from an ira causes you to pay double taxation. Thats just plain wrong
 
   

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Topic: Living on a Budget, Saving Money



Expert: tbaarr
Date: 3/8/2005
Subject: trying to get a Credit card

Question
ok, i am almost 19 and i am trying to establish some credit. but the problem is i have none so im as good as bad credit. well ive applied for 3 but got turned down , they said i didnt make enough money or that there was no credit listed for me, which the second part is true. but i make roughly 15,000 a yr. right now and considering i just got out of high school thats alright i think. so heres where you come in, i was wondering what the best way to go about getting a credit card is, or if you know of one that i may get. i dont want those ones with setup fees and annual fees , or those banks ive never heard of like centennial and orchard. i mean my girlfrind only puts like 50.00 on hers every month and pays it right off. her limit went from 200.00 up to 900.00 in less then 1 yr. but i cant get the one she has becuase they only send them to certain people i emailed them already. but anyways im here ramblin on... so if you could help me out with some ways to solve this that would be great, maybe secured card or i dont know,   cant wait to hear what you say

thanks so much,

Matt K

Answer
best buy is underwritten by bank one

get approved for a 0% for a year computer purchase and get the reg card at the same time

use 25k as your income because you also make 10k from sale of amway and tupperware which require no business license

or get a college credit card by enrolling in night school and are a college student elegible for those programs

pay your reg reoccuring bills with the card

bank your paycheck

pay the card off every month

get a 1% cashback card if you can like discover or chase master perfectcard

get a second job if you need too

you must show at least 22k a year to qualify to get a card

hope this helps

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