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The Discover It and Capital One Platinum cards are easier to get for people with no prior credit history.
The Discover It and Capital One Platinum cards are easier to get for people with no prior credit history.
They also have some of the best US customer support.
If you're uncomfortable listing an income >= $10,000 then you may apply for the Discover It secured instead.
If you're uncomfortable listing an income >= $10,000 then you may apply for the Discover It secured instead.


Next, you want to get a Chase Freedom card so you can start building a reputation with Chase bank.
Next, you want to get a Chase Freedom card so you can start building a reputation with Chase bank.
Chase auto-rejects customers who have opened 5 or more credit cards within the prior 24 months so it is essential to get the Freedom as one of your first 5 cards.
Chase auto-rejects customers who have opened 5 or more credit cards within the prior 24 months.
The best travel cards to get later on will be the Chase Sapphire lineup. These have great perks.
 
Finally, at the end you can get an American Express card. Be sure to get an MR points card which will enable you to take advantage of the frequent Amazon offers.
The list of no annual fee MR cards from best to worst are: Blue Business Plus, Everyday, and finally Blue.
American Express has a convenient preapproval system.


If you want a general purpose credit card, you can apply for the PayPal Mastercard issued by Synchrony Bank.  
If you want a general purpose credit card, you can apply for the PayPal Mastercard issued by Synchrony Bank.  
Synchrony Bank is very generous with approvals and with credit limits so you can apply for this at any stage.
Synchrony Bank is very generous with approvals and with credit limits so you can apply for their cards at any time.


==American Express==
==American Express==