Get a New Credit Card ... earn reward points while you shop You may be buying some expensive items as you get yourself ready for school — tuition, books, computers, software — other use a credit card that pays you back

Caution:
The ease of credit cards can run up debts. You must treat your credit cards like money and budget their use. You might consider prepaid cards to manage your expenses.

Selecting Your Card

 

1. If you can budget and control your spending, use a reward credit card to build award points:
   
   download our article on maximizing
   credit card use for reward gain
   
   
   
2. if you are unable to control spending because of the ease of credit cards, consider using pre-paid cards to manage spending:
   
   view our information on how pre-paid credit cards
   can control spending
   
   
   

Card Category: All Business Charge Foreign Poor Credit Pre-Paid Regular Reward - Airline Reward - Auto Reward - Cash Reward - Finance Reward - Gas Reward - Hotel Reward - Retail Reward - Sports Reward - Travel Reward - Other All Reward Cards Secured Student Intro APR: All 0.0% 1.9% or Less 2.9% or Less 3.9% or Less 4.9% or Less 5.9% or Less 6.9% or Less 7.9% or Less 8.9% or Less 9.9% or Less Time Period: All 3 Months or More 4 Months or More 5 Months of More 6 Months or More 7 Months or More 8 Months or More 9 Months or More APR (Purch.): All Less Than 6% Less Than 7% Less Than 8% Less Than 9% Less Than 10% Less Than 11% Less Than 12% Less Than 13% Less Than 14% Less Than 15% Less Than 16% Less Than 17% Less Than 18% Less Than 19% Less Than 20% Less Than 21% Less Than 22% Less Than 23% Less Than 24% Less Than 25% Annual Fee: All $0 $10 or Less $20 or Less $30 or Less $40 or Less $50 or Less $60 or Less $70 or Less $80 or Less $90 or Less $100 or Less $110 or Less $120 or Less $130 or Less $140 or Less $150 or Less