http://www.aboutprepaidcards.com/prepaid-card/prepaid-mastercard-card.html A prepaid MasterCard card offers endless possibilities. Find out what a prepaid MasterCard card can do for you. en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Have you had past credit problems and now you need to rebuild your credit? Start small. Start with a prepaid MasterCard card. What You Can Learn Betcha never thought a credit card could teach you anything good. But a prepaid MasterCard can teach you about limitations. Sure, a regular credit card usually has some sort of limit, but if the limit is higher than you can afford to pay off in full each month, the temptation to spend, spend, spend will always be there. And if you've had past credit problems, you don't need that. If you just got out of debt, you might want to give up credit cards and go cold turkey. That's a good idea in theory, but the reality of life is that you need at least one credit card for emergencies, or to reserve a hotel room, purchase airfare or rent a car. If you've had past credit problems, you might have a hard time getting a credit card though. That's the beauty of a prepaid card. You set your limit by deciding how much money to put on the card. You can load up your prepaid MasterCard (or even a prepaid MasterCard debit card) with that $500, and then when you have an emergency, you don't have to worry about getting hit with a huge credit card bill as a result. Why? Because you're using your own money, not a creditor's. And because of that, there's no credit check. What if You Have Good Credit? Then a prepaid MasterCard is an excellent gift you can give to someone. In most cases, when it comes to gift giving, you don't know what to get someone. It can even be hard to know what to buy for someone you know really well. In those cases, a prepaid MasterCard is an excellent gift idea. They can be used anywhere that MasterCard is accepted, and they're reloadable. You can even get them personalized for the occasion. Like we said up above--endless possibilities! Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EDT