This may be difficult for you to believe but over the course of my 30 year career as a financial advisor, I’ve seen plenty of rich people who suffer from ruinous spending. This can often create large accumulated debts which many find unable to pay. As a result, many wealthy folks find themselves broke and […]
How Long Does It Take to Re-establish Credit After a Bankruptcy?
If you’ve ever had a bankruptcy, your one overpowering thought, almost as soon as you’ve filed, is “how soon can I get this off my credit report?” That’s because a bankruptcy turns your entire world upside down – and not just your finances. Obviously since employers, landlords, insurance companies, creditors and potential business partners review […]
Credit Utilization – How It Can Help You, How It Can Hurt You
If you are working on boosting your credit score, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “credit utilization”. But what is it, why is it so important, and how should you use it? Let’s take a look. What is a Credit Utilization Ratio? Credit utilization is expressed as a percentage – or ratio – of the amount […]
What Are the Risks of Do-It-Yourself Credit Repair?
For the right person Do-It-Yourself credit repair is smart. Of course the cost savings is sweet but that’s just the beginning. You also learn a lot and it’s empowering to see the positive results of your own action. On top of all this, when you work on your own credit repair, you completely avoid the […]
How Not To Hire A Credit Repair Company
When you get into a credit mess, there’s usually a strong temptation to turn the whole problem over to someone else hoping they can fix it fast. After all, how much do any of us know about the intricacies of credit repair? And who needs the headache? So if you find the right credit repair […]
Lexington Law Review – Should You Trust Them?
If you need to repair your credit you want results and you want them fast. You might be willing to pay a small amount to get those results but you don’t want to waste your time or money. I get it. There are hundreds of companies out there that make big credit repair promises but […]
What is bad credit and what does it cost? How to fix it
If you have bad credit, you probably already know it because: When you apply for credit cards you usually get denied. No landlord will accept your application. You get turned down for jobs as soon as the boss reviews your credit score. Debt collectors won’t stop bothering you. Even the utility company won’t open an […]
What Kinds of Credit Problems Can Be Fixed?
If you’ve ever seen a credit report, you’d have to agree it looks formidable. It’s a document that runs for pages and pages full of numbers and dates going back decades. And it lists every financial relationship you have ever had and records every little mistake and oversight you ever made. On the face of […]
How Is Your Credit Score Calculated?
Your credit score tells the world a lot about you. It tells creditors if it’s worth it or not to lend you money and at what rate. And like it or not, employers use your score and based on that number alone often decide if you are trustworthy, responsible and ethical or not. And this […]
How credit bureaus, creditors and credit collectors work
When you enter the wonderful world of credit repair, you have to contend with jargon, lots of numbers and other mumbo jumbo. While this can be intimidating at first glance, it’s actually not that complicated. Just the same, it is important to understand the main components of credit reporting and repair. By doing so, you […]
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