>> 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.

It isn't difficult to get a lower limit.

Our son needed a credit card last fall (before a semester abroad).
Since he had no credit history, my wife got a joint card with him.
Credit limit was way too high for a college student.  We called
the issuing company and asked them to lower it.  They did.  So a
lower limit is usually just a phone call away (in US anyway).

						Lee Jones

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