Getting Credit Cards Back After Bad Credit

So you had a bad time in your credit past. It happens to the best of people. A few bills get out of hand and then there is a snowball effect with more and more of your finances becoming a mess. While this is not something you wanted to have happen to you, you can't just sit there and pout about it. You have to pick yourself up.

Maybe you thought the way to do that was to get a new credit card and start over. So you started applying for cards, but kept getting rejected because of the messes in your credit past. Each time you get a rejection you send out another application hoping this time you will get accepted.

STOP!

Sending in a stack of applications for credit cards is a bad idea. Every time you send in an application for new credit cards, it comes up as a blip on your credit report, since the credit card companies look at your credit. In actuality, the more times you apply for a card, the more damage you are doing to your already ailing credit rating.

Unfortunately, most credit card companies don't tell you this. They'll just let you keep putting in applications and doing more damage to your credit rating.

Getting Things Back in Order

Start with getting your finances sorted out. The only way you are going to get credit cards to look at you is to make sure your credit report looks a little better.

Start with making a note of all the debts you have right now. Whatever bills you haven't paid and creditor notes you may have piling up, you need to sort through. You need to start paying them down and get those debt items back in line before you can expect the credit card companies to allow you to open a new line of credit.

Get to Work

If you don't have a solid job right now, you need to get one. Credit card companies want to know that you are working so you will have a way to pay for any debt that you put on their cards.

Bad Credit Credit Cards

Once your credit starts looking better, you need to look into bad credit credit cards. Bad credit credit cards are not fancy rewards cards that a lot of people like, but are instead cards that are meant for people recovering from bad credit times. Bad credit credit cards are going to have higher interest rates and most likely lower credit limits than other cards, but if you use them wisely, and pay them off on time, they can help to build your credit rating back up to where you can get any credit card you want.