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If you have had bad credit in the past, and you are not able to secure a typical credit card, you may want to try applying for prepaid credit cards. These are generally referred to as second chance accounts and you have to load money on the card to use it. Basically you are using your own money as your credit line. When the money’s gone, you stop using your card.

Generally a credit card is necessary to get by in today’s world. If you’ve been unsuccessful in securing one, due to poor credit issues, you might consider a prepaid credit card. You will have most of the advantages that a credit card offers, and you don’t have to worry about the high cost of interest. One important benefit of the prepaid credit cards is that you can charge to your limit, and you won’t be in debt. It’s your money and when it’s gone, you can’t spend any more until you add more funds.

A prepaid credit card account is opened by depositing money into your account; much in the same way you would make a deposit to open a checking or savings account, to establish your credit line. Once you fund the account with a chosen amount, they will issue you a prepaid credit or debit card that can be used mostly anywhere that someone would use a regular credit card.

No credit is offered by the card issuer so a prepaid credit card is not a real a credit card. The card-holder simply spends the money that they store on the card with a prior deposit. It’s very much like using a debit card linked to a checking account. There will be no monthly bills related to the card, or costly interest charges; but there will still be fees involved. So read through the rules of the card to be sure that you don’t get any nasty surprises in the way of cost.