Things You Learn About Someone When You Know Their Credit Score

Things You Learn About Someone When You Know Their Credit Score

29 December 2010

There are several key things that a credit report reveals about a person – which is one reason employers frequently use them as part of the employee screening process. A full credit report isn’t really necessary. The credit score alone tells a lot about someone, since high credit scores can only be achieved by practicing [...]

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Your guide to credit card repair

Your guide to credit card repair

21 June 2009

If you’re here, it’s because you have bad credit you want to repair or you want to improve your credit score. In a weakened economy, with many lenders tightening their requirements, more and more people want to know where to get credit score reports, how to read credit reports, what their credit score means, and [...]

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Tightening your belt in a tough economy

Tightening your belt in a tough economy

06 March 2009

Sometimes people are too close to their own situation to make rational decisions about how to cut costs or how to make some extra money to make ends meet. Unless you paid a lot of attention during tougher economic times – or watched your Depression-era parents save everything for recycling and reuse while watching every [...]

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Easy credit puts finances at risk

Easy credit puts finances at risk

06 March 2009

As the housing boom peaked, consumers saw credit limits raised and lines of credit on their homes offered at attractive rates. Banks and lenders offered new card accounts at record rates, then enticed consumers to transfer card balances to equity lines of credit. Ads in magazines and on television offered up a lifestyle that was [...]

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Maximizing your tax deductions

Maximizing your tax deductions

26 November 2008

Being smart about your taxes involves deciding early how you are going to minimize your tax liability.  Much of this is deciding which deductions will reduce your taxable income. Medical Expenses Medical costs are one of the tax deductions you can itemize.  However, many people ignore this deduction since the total medical expenses have to [...]

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Budget to Manage

Budget to Manage

26 November 2008

Developing and maintaining a budget plan can be daunting for many people, especially if you have never done it. Many people are simply not inclined to use spreadsheets, balance checkbooks or lay out a formal budget. Whether by nature, or as a result of a reaction to public school mathematics training, some people don’t consider [...]

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Borrowing To Finance A Lifestyle

Borrowing To Finance A Lifestyle

26 November 2008

Society tells us that we should live a certain way.  It seems like the media is the scapegoat for many of society’s bad habits, but many people imitate what they see on television whether it’s conscious or unconscious.  If your favorite television star is wearing the latest pair of Manolo Blahniks or driving BMW’s newest [...]

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