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A student credit card, when used responsibly, can help you establish a credit history, build your credit score and develop healthy spending habits. Use a student credit card for affordable, ...

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Since the emergence of credit cards in the 1960s and the creation of credit scores in the late 1980s, Westerners have utilized the established practice of financial borrowing for decades. While ...