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Getting a Car Loan After Bankruptcy

• Step One: Put Your House in Order
• Step Two: Start Hoarding
• Step Three: Get Secured Credit
• Step Four: Buy A Car
• Step Five: Get More Credit

Step four — Get a car loan. Very quickly, a recap of what you’ve done since your bankruptcy discharged:

You’ve been saving cash and all of your important financial records like paystubs, bank statements, etc.
You have a secured credit card (or two) that you’ve used only once and that has no balance.
You have saved enough money [...]