Personal Finance Tip #19: Improve Your Credit Score
Because a good credit score can save you thousands in interest charges and affect a variety of aspects of your personal finances, it is important to:
Improve your credit score.
You can get an idea of your credit score for free from Credit Karma. And then you need to take these steps to improve it:
- Make all payments on time.
- Lower your debt.
- Avoid inquiring about getting more debt.
- Choose debt that is “better.”
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2 opinions for Personal Finance Tip #19: Improve Your Credit Score
Donna
Jun 20, 2008 at 7:05 pm
hi Miranda your tips are getting hotter and hotter. good advice. keep the candle burning there. Thanks for your visit at DMW.
Remember: If you owe your bank 100 dollars you have a problem,
if you owe your bank 1,000000 dollars, it has a problem!
moneypenny
miranda
Jun 20, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Thanks! And I agree with your quote! Very clever :)
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