How to Get a Credit Card: A Step-by-Step Guide

"As a child, a library card takes you to exotic, faraway places. When you're grown up, a credit card does it."
-- Sam Ewing

If you're wondering how to get a credit card and what is involved when applying for and obtaining your first credit card, you've come to the right place. Here's what you need to know and the steps you need to take to get approved for that new MasterCard or Visa card.

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