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In our fast paced, high-tech society, it is almost impossible to function without our credit cards. Credit cards provide us with ease and convenience and oftentimes allow us to purchase things that we might not have been able to were cash our only means of transaction. Credit affords us the instant gratification of getting what we need when we need it. In short credit cards allow us to buy now and pay later.

TheseCreditCards.net is a search engine powered by Google. Our purpose is to help you to search the web for the best credit card deals.

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10 questions that can affect the type of deal your credit card company gives you:

1.    How many credit cards do you own?

2.    What interest rates are you paying on your cards?

3.    How much debt do you have on each credit card?

4.    Have you ever been over your credit card limit?

5.    Do you make your credit card payments on time every month?

6.    How long have you had each of your credit cards?

7.    When is the last time you applied for a credit card or for credit to purchase something?

8.    How much do you make per year?

9.    How long have you been with your current employer?

10. Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?

Did you know that too many inquiries on your credit report can hurt your credit rating? Did you know that completing an application for a pre-approved credit card, doesn't mean that you'll actually get approved for a credit card and this inquiry can hurt your score? Did you know that canceling your credit cards after paying off the balance could hurt your credit score? Did you know that paying off all of your unsecured credit cards and then opening up a secured credit card, could help your credit score as well as keep you out of debt?

The irony is that it takes credit to get credit. People with no credit history are a risk to credit card companies. Once you have a history a credit card company can look at that history and determine whether you are a good risk or a bad risk. If you are a good credit risk, you are rewarded with lots of credit offers at the best rates. If you are a bad credit risk credit card companies are hesitant to take a chance with you and those who are willing will charge you extremely high interest rates. The irony here lies in the fact that as the rates increase, where in the past you might have been able to stay current and pay your bills on a timely manner, you become more likely to miss a payment or default altogether. One must wonder whether the purpose of the credit card company is to force you into default, thereby allowing themselves to charge the highest possible interest rate and as a result reaping the highest possible profit. One has to wonder just how pure their intentions are.

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