http://yourteenmag.com/2009/09/youve-been-selected/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:59:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://yourteenmag.com/2009/09/youve-been-selected/#comment-18 Ann Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:58 +0000 http://yourteenmag.com/newsite/?p=219#comment-18 When I was a teenager, my dad opened a credit card for me in my name. It was for emergency use only, and then later when I went to college I was allowed to use it for books at the campus bookstore. So the card got used a bit, and my dad managed the payments. Naturally, if there was anything other than stuff he approved beforehand, I had to give him the money. It was actually really great for him to do this because after college when I went out on my own, I already had an established, positive credit history. I learned the importance of this early on, and still reap the benefits of it today. When I was a teenager, my dad opened a credit card for me in my name. It was for emergency use only, and then later when I went to college I was allowed to use it for books at the campus bookstore. So the card got used a bit, and my dad managed the payments. Naturally, if there was anything other than stuff he approved beforehand, I had to give him the money. It was actually really great for him to do this because after college when I went out on my own, I already had an established, positive credit history. I learned the importance of this early on, and still reap the benefits of it today.

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