 TITLE: Can I Get a Credit Card at 16? CONTENT: What Credit Cards Can 16-Year-Olds Get?\n---------------------------------------\nAs a 16-year-old, your only real entrance into the credit card kingdom is to become an authorized user on the card of a trusted adult. For simplicity's sake, let's just say that's one of your parents.\nAll of the major credit card issuers allow authorized users who are 16. Many of them have no minimum age requirements whatsoever, meaning you could become an authorized user as soon as your parents decide you're ready.\nAs an authorized user, you'll receive your own credit card—with your name on it and everything!—but it'll have the same number as your parent's credit card.\nWhile you'll be able to make purchases on the credit card (with your parent's permission, of course), you won't be legally responsible for the bill. Just be sure you know whether your parents expect you to cover most or all of your spending, and know that they will get a detailed breakdown of everything you spend. END