Inactive Credit: How Long It Takes, and How to Use a Credit Card to Prevent It

by Virginia C. McGuire

Let's say you're Sleeping Beauty, and you've just woken up after 100 years. (This is the fairy-tale version, not Disney.) You'll need to buy grown-up things such as groceries and a cell phone, which means you need a way to pay for them. But if you haven't used a credit card in a long time, it might be harder than expected to get approved for a new one.

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