I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard these excuses:
I can’t afford a Savings Account -
I don’t make enough to save -
There is nothing left at the end of the month -
I don’t know how to get started -
I’ll start saving next month, or next year, or just “later”, or even
I don’t need to […]
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Be aware that Credit Card agencies have the legal right to change your interest rate at their whim, or if you have made any changes in your recent purchasing activity.
This is a very powerful statement - and its TRUE. So UNDERSTAND IT, and take precautionary actions to ensure that you always know what […]
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Now, I have been known to play a game affectionately called Credit Card Bingo in my house. I have a couple of cards that I use strictly for the purpose of moving funds back and forth to get the best rate available. I NEVER charge on these cards. I don’t even keep the card in […]
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Another sure fire easy way to increase your Credit Score is to ask a close family member that does have good credit (and make SURE they have good credit, you don’t want to make a mistake here!) to add you to their card. Odds are that perhaps your parents, or a favorite Aunt or […]
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One thing everyone wants to do is to improve their Credit Rating, but few people actually know how to do this. Its not really as hard as you think. You can raise your Credit FICO Score just by doing a few easy things - and it doesn’t take long at all.
Something that people […]
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Something else that will help you build your credit is to pay off your card completely periodically.
Credit Reporting Agencies look very favorably on you when you pay a card in full. One thing that I recommend in order to be able to take advantage of this is to get a gas card for your […]
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Here is another cool tip that I use for finding the best Promotional offers.
Whenever I’m ready to make the last payment on a Credit Card, I NEVER mail in that final payment. Of course you can do that, but you won’t get the benefit of what I’m going to tell you now. Instead of writing […]
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