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WOMAN GETS A CREDIT CARD TO BUILD HER CREDIT SCORE, BUT OVERSPEND & ENDS UP DAMAGING HER CREDIT

I had always wanted to get a credit card. I thought it would make me feel more grown up and independent.

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I was desperate to build my credit score so that I could take out a loan for a car, so when I was offered a credit card, I jumped at the chance.

Overspend

Little did I know how easy it would be to overspend with a credit card. I had heard all the horror stories about people running up huge debts and getting into financial trouble, but I thought that I was different. I thought that I had enough willpower to resist the temptation to overspend.

Boy, was I wrong. I started by making small purchases, nothing too extravagant. But then, I got a little reckless. I started to make larger purchases, thinking that I could pay it off with the next paycheck. But then, the next paycheck came in, and I was already in the hole.

I had managed to rack up a pretty large debt in a short period of time. I had been so naive, thinking that I would be able to control my spending. Now, I was in way over my head. I was panicked and desperate. I had no idea how I was going to pay off my debt.

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I tried to negotiate with my creditors, but they were unwilling to work with me. I was desperate and so I decided to take out a loan to pay off my credit card debt. I was able to get a loan, but then I had to start making payments on that loan, and I was still in the same boat.

Now, my credit score was in the toilet. I had managed to do more damage to my credit score in a few months than I had in the past five years. I was devastated and embarrassed. I had been so foolish to think that I could handle a credit card.

I had to start from scratch. I had to get rid of all my credit cards and start over. I had to start by making small purchases on a debit card and only spending what I had. I had to pay off my loan and then I had to start building my credit score from the ground up.

It was a long, hard road, but I eventually managed to get my credit score back to where it had been before. I learned my lesson the hard way, and now I am much more careful with my spending. I have learned to resist the temptation to overspend, and I’m much more careful when it comes to credit cards.

I’m grateful that I was able to rebuild my credit score, but I still regret the damage that I did to my credit score by overspending. I’m thankful that I was able to learn from my mistake and make better decisions in the future. I’m glad that I was able to rebuild my credit score and move on from this mistake.

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