Students heading off to college are increasingly accessorizing their library and ID cards with a third card--one that gets them credit. A recent report by Student Monitor found that 52% of current undergraduates use a credit card. Credit companies looking for future big spenders have been attracting the other 48% with cool new designs, including transparent cards, a glow-in-the-dark card (already recalled) and the new kidney-shaped Discover 2GO card that can be worn on a key chain. "Teens today want to customize their credit cards as they do their cell phones," says Michael Wood, vice president of Teenage Research Unlimited. But...
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