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March 15th, 2010 — Money, Personal Finance, credit cards
March 8th, 2010 — Debt, Goal, Money, Personal Finance, credit score
In the previous parts of this article we discussed how FICO score can impact your financial status as well as the initial steps that you can take to begin restoring your FICO score. We covered handling collections first since they do have a big impact on your overall score, but there are a few other [...]
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Improve Your Credit Today Having blemished credit is both costly and stressful, but it does not have to be the end. Your situation may seem incredibly hopeless, but bad credit does not last forever. There are many things that can be done to improve your credit score. 1 - Stop using any of your...... -
Debt Consolidation Credit cards are financial devices which their users end up digging themselves too deep with. Pay it later is too easy with a credit card. Too many users will buy stuff that is outside of their means and as such will get into trouble. Compound this with numerous cards, and...... -
6 Easy Tips on Raising Your FICO Score In today’s world, it’s easy to define your self worth by your FICO score. Whether you are trying to buy a house, get more credit or just get back on the right track, a low FICO score can really impact your entire life. However, there are some easy steps that...... -
Ruin Your Credit Fast, pt 2 Granted, there are a wide variety of different ways that you can ruin your credit over time, but do you want to know what the quickest and most dangerous ways are? Here are five ways that you can quickly and effectively destroy your credit. Continued from Part 1 By taking...... -
The Truth about Credit Cards and Debt pt 2 This is part two to a series on credit cards and where our country is heading when it comes to credit card debt. In the previous post in this series we talked about some of the statistics in the credit industry and how to interpret them to get an idea......
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February 12th, 2010 — Goal, Money, Personal Finance, credit score
While obsessing over a FICO score is not a good idea, this is a number that will have a lot of bearing in your life. This number determines whether or not you will be able to get a house, a new credit card, or in many cases, whether or not you will be able to [...]
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These Things are Hurting your Credit Score A person's credit score has become very important in this day and age. Your score is what creditors and lenders look at to quickly decide if you are a good or bad risk to lend credit to. It is important that you learn what types of actions hurt your score...... -
The Truth About Dividends When most of us hear the word dividends, we think about the easy life, of lying around on the beach while earning an insane amount of money. The cold hard truth is a lot less pretty. Dividends can pay, but unless you've got a lot of money invested, your returns...... -
Freeing Up Breathing Room in a Tight Budget If your budget is so tight that you feel like you cannot find room to breathe, then you are probably in need of some way of freeing up your cash so that you can relieve some stress. While you may not necessarily be in a position to be able to...... -
What Does it Mean to be Broke Being broke means that you are relying on cash advances on your credit card in order to pay your rent or your mortgage, and you are praying that you are going to have enough money left on your credit line in order for you to do so. Being broke means...... -
Why is it Bad to Cancel a Credit Card? Unless the idea of streamlined credit you have in your head is having 8 credit cards in a single wallet, then chances are good that you have considered canceling some of the cards you do not use much. The truth about canceling credit cards: Do unused credit cards hamper you......
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November 22nd, 2009 — Debt, Money, Personal Finance, bad debt, credit cards
The average American is currently carrying at least some form of debt, even if it is small. We live in a society where overspending is common and credit card debt has become a right of passage. In many cases, you need to be in debt in order to start building your credit history. Without this, [...]
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Getting Out of Debt Quickly pt 1 You are probably familiar with this feeling: Your bills are constantly piling up, but you feel so far behind that you simply cannot bear to even open them. When you do open them, you quickly realize that there is only enough saved up in your bank accounts for you to...... -
What You Need to Know Before Going Into Debt Let’s face it, if you want to get ahead in today’s world, you’re going to need to go into debt, at least a little. The key is managing your debt properly and avoiding common traps. Not all debt is bad, even if we have been trained to think that it...... -
TransUnion Reveals National Credit Card Debt on the Rise TransUnion.com, one of the three major credit bureaus, released the results of an analysis study of the trends in credit card lending specifically for the third quarter of 2008, revealing that credit card debt is on the rise. The report is one part of an ongoing series of quarterly consumer...... -
4 Easy Ways to Raise Your Credit Score For many Americans, dealing with a low credit score can be incredibly frustrating. It’s tough to get any loans and in some cases, it may even affect your prospects for employment. If you’re sick of dealing with a low score, it’s time to starting putting into motion some techniques that...... -
Using Credit Cards to Make More Money When it comes to credit cards, most of us think of them as a way to get things we really want right now. We may not actually "need" these things, but we sure do want them. Whether it's a new couch, a new stereo or even a new wardrobe, we......
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November 20th, 2009 — Personal Finance
Many of us have been conditioned to think that living debt free is the only way to be. While there is some truth in this statement, if you’re completely debt free and using only cash, you’re hurting your chances of getting a new home, and you may end up in a situation that requires more [...]
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9 Warning Signs That You Have TOO MUCH Debt! When it comes to accruing debt, it is really and truly tough for people to face the cold hard fact that they are in way over their head. It's much easier for you to turn things around when you are aware of what the signs are for too much debt,...... -
Credit Karma -- Free No Strings Credit Scoring Never before have Americans been so interested in their credit scores, and as such, numerous sites have cropped up offering to sell them. It can get pretty expensive if you want to keep checking your score with these sites and many people discover hidden monthly fees that rack up quickly....... - 4 Easy Ways to Raise Your Credit Score For many Americans, dealing with a low credit score can be incredibly frustrating. It’s tough to get any loans and in some cases, it may even affect your prospects for employment. If you’re sick of dealing with a low score, it’s time to starting putting into motion some techniques that......
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How to Create Alternative Income If you're currently living paycheck to paycheck, or you would just like to have a little more financial security, the key is creating alternative forms of income. While to many people this means getting a second job, there are actually easier ways that you can start bringing in more money...... - Getting Out of Debt Quickly pt 1 You are probably familiar with this feeling: Your bills are constantly piling up, but you feel so far behind that you simply cannot bear to even open them. When you do open them, you quickly realize that there is only enough saved up in your bank accounts for you to......
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September 19th, 2009 — Money, Personal Finance, credit, credit cards, credit score, money management techniques
September 10th, 2009 — Money, Personal Finance, credit, credit cards, credit score, money management techniques
A credit score is a really important indicator on how likely you will be to default on a credit card or a loan. Your credit score is determined by a number of different factors, including your payment history, the amounts of money that you owe, the length of credit history, new credit, and what types [...]
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Keeping Track of Cash Flow - Your Household is Your Business You should create a budget to track your spending and get a handle on your finances. You plan out all of your bills, and the amounts look good. The budget is the first step in getting your finances under control. However, the budget is not the only step. There is...... -
The Total Money Makeover By Dave Ramsey Dave Ramsey is a popular radio talk show host and author and his latest book, The Total Money Makeover has generated quite a bit of excitement. He claims that money management is 80% behavior and 20% knowledge, and there is a lot of truth to that. While the book covers...... -
Understanding your FICO Score pt 1 FICO scores, maintained by the Fair Isaac Credit Organization, are calculated from a number of different pieces of credit data that is found within your three credit reports. There are five different categories of data that this information can be grouped into. There are specific percentages that reflect how important...... -
Learning the Basics of Money Management For many people, the prospect of money management is just too much to handle. Nobody really enjoys being a bean counter, and if you're spending too much and having a good time doing it, money management may be the farthest thing from your mind. However, given the state of the......
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What is your Credit Card Costing You? Most people do not put enough thought into how much their credit cards are really costing them. Sure, you may think that you are aware of all of the costs associated with credit, but there are also a number of fees and charges that can go completely unnoticed among consumers...... 
Smart Credit Card Debt Credit card debt is a global problem that has led many to the poorhouse. However, with smart management, credit card debt can actually be a good thing. Let’s look at how to have smart credit card debt that will help your finances instead of hurt it. The premise may be...... 
Restore Your FICO Score – Part Three In the previous parts of this article we discussed how FICO score can impact your financial status as well as the initial steps that you can take to begin restoring your FICO score. We covered handling collections first since they do have a big impact on your overall score, but...... 
5 Ways to Save Money Without Even Trying The whole process of saving money is usually associated with pinching pennies until they scream for mercy, living on food from dented cans and basically giving up everything for a future goal. While this will indeed help you put more money away, saving does not need to mean hardship. We...... 
The Truth about Credit Cards and Debt pt 1 This is part one in a two part series about credit card debt and where we actually stand as a nation when you consider the pure numbers. You have probably heard figures like "The average American carries more than $8,000 in credit card debt on average." But what does this...... 
