$5,000 Limit Credit Card?
Q: Over the past few years it seems like banks aren’t giving as high of limits as they used to. I have great credit but my cards only have $1,800 and $2,600 limits. How can I get a $5,000 limit credit card?
A: You are absolutely right in that high limit credit cards are hard to come by these days, even for those with excellent credit. Because the credit card industry got burned badly during “the great recession” they now are much tighter with giving out credit.
3 tips for how to get a $5,000 credit limit:
- Apply for a premium tier credit card – If you have good credit, you should apply for cards geared towards the mid to high-end customers. However, do NOT apply for charge cards like the Gold or Platinum from AmEx, because those do not have a definitive credit limit with them, so those aren’t what you are looking for. Signature cards (like the Sapphire card) also fall under this category because they do not have a set credit limit.
- Ask for credit limit increases periodically - This applies to existing cards as well as any new cards you get. Every few months or so check with customer service to see if you qualify for an automatic credit limit increase. Each credit card company has a different policy about how often a customer’s limit can be raised, so ask the CSR to find out. So even if you don’t start out with a $5,000 limit credit card, hopefully you can build your limit up to that amount.
- Use your card responsibly – Recently I asked for a credit limit increase on a card, but was denied because I hardly use the card (which is true). So I started charging a thousand or so per month on it (and paying that off in full every month) and after a few months, they decided to raise my credit limit because they saw I was actually using my card more. Of course, make sure you always pay on time with all accounts and never exceed 25% of your credit limit on any card (doing so can reportedly impact your credit score).
My recommendation for a high limit credit card (sponsored)
If you have good credit, you should check out the Discover More. It’s a higher-end card and Discover is known for being extremely generous with credit limits. I’ve been with them for years and they gave me way better than a $5,000 limit, even when other issuers wouldn’t. Check out my Discover More review with signup bonus offer to learn more.
I have two credit cards. We always pay on it about every week because we have to cause of the job that I have. Always staying in the hotel and the company that I work for only gives us $30 dollars a day for perdiem. Not workin much cause of the weather. On unemployment for a week and go back to work for a couple of weeks and back on unemployment. But roughly work about 50 to 60 hours a week. Doing road construction.
i would like to qualify for a credit card with this size of a limit to help me get furniture for my new apartment.
I open a secured card years ago when rebuilding my credit. I started with the minimum ($500) and kept adding more and more as time went on. By the end of it I had a $5,000 credit limit and great history. Best of all, after when I got approved for a REAL normal unsecured cards, that $5,000 I saved up felt like a windfall.