Carl Denk wrote: > I don't know about age! At 70, and retired, I got a $10,000 USD limit > platinum Mastercard recently. To get a low limit card (for dealing with > possible risky situations) would have been more difficult. > Afaict getting a card with a decent limit is mostly about two things: income and credit rating trouble is the vast majority of the income is her husbands. What is your retirement income like? note: i'm in the uk, things may vary by country. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist