HOW TO: Destroy Your Credit Score
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Credit Repair, Credit Report, Credit History | 1 Comment
There are hundreds of articles out there detailing ways to improve your credit score. Damaging your credit score is something most people do not have a problem with. Analyzing the reasons for killing a credit score is important in order to fix the problem. Here are six ways to kill your credit score:
Be a big spender […]
Read More..>>If It’s Broke, Fix It!
Posted on August 27, 2007 - Filed Under Credit Cards, Credit Repair, Credit History, Financial Planning | Leave a Comment
This is a sponsored post from FinWeb.com - The Independent Financial Portal.
Let’s talk for a moment about money, your money. Always a popular subject, right? Or is it? Are the two of you getting along, or do you see so little of your money anymore that you barely recognize it? If that’s the case, you’re […]
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders on DVD
Posted on June 19, 2007 - Filed Under Net Worth, Credit Cards, Credit Repair, Credit History, Saving, Spending | 1 Comment
The ultimate personal finance documentary was released recently on DVD, Maxed Out. This is a must see for every consumer. Take an inside look at some of the predatory tactics used by debt collectors and the credit industry in general.
Read More..>>How To Dispute Any Item On Your Credit Report
Posted on May 3, 2007 - Filed Under How To, Credit Repair, Credit Report, Credit History | 2 Comments
Credit bureaus collect billions of pieces of information every month. Lets just say for example they have a .01% error rate, even though its probably higher. That translates to millions of mistakes each month. Bottom line is we all need to be responsible for ensuring our credit report is as accurate as possible. Below I am going to […]
Read More..>>Four Steps to an Awesome Credit Score
Posted on April 27, 2007 - Filed Under Credit History | Leave a Comment
Liz Pulliam Weston from MSN Money writes this article on the four keys to great credit. Some of this seems self explanatory but can be easily overlooked:
Open checking and savings accounts. I think most people have this from the first job they had in high school. The side note would be to ensure they are not […]
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