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Thinking about getting an apartment next year, should I like get a credit card before that to build my credit score- is that something people look at?

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Anonymous 4w

you’ll have to eventually get a credit card, the sooner the better just make sure you only do small purchases you know you can pay off before due date

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Anonymous 4w

do you have someone cosigning with you? most apartments want you to have a minimum credit score of 600

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Anonymous

#1 4w

No co-signer at the moment, thanks for letting me know about the min credit score o7

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Anonymous

#2 4w

Gotcha yeah, I was thinking of like spending 10 dollars on it per month- thanks for the advice!

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OP 4w

ofc, best advice i have is call around and ask what they look for when approving people. good luck!

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Anonymous

#1 4w

Gotcha, thank you so much!

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