Do you know what your score is now?
Get a capitol one prepaid card. It looks like a regular credit card on a credit check. Make sure to pay it on time every month.
Don't get a bank card because they can tell its because of a credit issue. And it never even reported when my bf had one,didn't do him one bit of good.
I think this is it
http://www.capitalone.com/creditcar..._1010_CARD_TGUNS11_CCBRWALL_C3_36_T_CP40515RW
there is a fee but its what you have to pay when you have no credit. when your credit improves you get a better card. and pay it off and you have no insane rate.
My friends who have awful credit have had good luck with buy here pay here lots. But they also overpay like crazy. But its what they have to do to get a car because they can not get a co-signer.
I might be able to do a leg of a trip if she came through here if needed. But I really hope it does not come to that.