Almost a year ago, I released the Beating Broke Guide to your Credit Score. Since then, a lot has happened and it seems to me that your credit score could become more important than ever as we recover from this economic disaster. Previously, I had it set up such that you had to sign up [...]
If you read this blog through a feed reader, or just haven’t visited in the last week or so, you likely haven’t seen the new banner that I’ve put up on the right side of the site. It’s a lovely little banner (designed by me) for a White Paper / Report that I put together. [...]
According to J.D. and several other places I’ve seen, Credit Card Companies are Being a lot more pro-active about closing unused Credit Card Accounts. Why would they do that? And why does it matter to you? First, they do it because every open account costs them something. It may not be much, but they still [...]
The number one, single most effective way to increase your credit score is to pay your bills on time. Followed closely by not missing any payments. But if you’re following the first rule, you shouldn’t have any problems with the second rule. To begin with, you should know what area your credit score resides. Lenders [...]
