<prompt> Human: So I have recently found myself at a point in my life where Im making a fairly decent living with lots of room for advancement at an amazing company. I cant say that Im burdened financially as I never really went to college and never thought about getting a line of credit until recently. Ive never been very good at budgeting, but Im getting better. I also understand the value of building my credit, but it scares me to death thinking about the fact I might mess up and be irresponsible with it. My plan is to buy a 600 server for a home lab project Im doing to get my Linux certification. I just need advice on budgeting I guess. Side note: Ive had a freeze on my credit history since I was like 19 because someone stole my identity and I just never had it lifted lol. I tried to apply for credit once and got denied but didnt care enough to follow up with the credit bureau. Thats probably why I have non-existent credit at 26 though...  <response>: I wouldnt buy anything on a credit card if I didnt have the means to immediately pay it off.I use my credit cards for the cash back and bonuses.I dont really use them for credit. 