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Margaret Jackson

18-Year-Old Gets a Credit Card — 'My Parents Are Very Upset, Did I Make the Wrong Choice?'

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An 18-year-old on the cusp of financial independence sparked a family debate by opening a Discover credit card to begin building their credit history. 

The move was intended to set a financial foundation for future goals, but according to Reddit user marmar8888, their parents were against it based on their own history of bad debt management at that age.

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