Those who have never had the bad experience of having a tough time renting a car because of bad credit may not realize the connection between bad credit and the ability to rent a car.

Living with bad credit prevents you from being able to live the mainstream life you see so many people enjoying.  Not having access to credit means having to budget every single dollar and living paycheck to paycheck. It also means having to wait to make big purchases such as appliances, computers and furniture.

While there are alternatives such as rent to own stores that allow you to rent appliances and computers and pay until you pay them off, you end up paying a whole lot more than others and your choices are very limited.

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