Controlling Your Credit Score
Many people today are looking for the "quick fix" to raise their credit scores. One can find an enormous amount of list articles online...
Falling Off
Let's discuss the items on your credit report for today. More specifically, what they mean and what can happen to them. First, your...
New Accounts
One of the more well-meaning pieces of advice we are given to raise our credit score is to open new credit accounts. We may be told that...
Fast Versus Intentional
Have you ever searched online for ways to raise your credit score quickly? We are conditioned in our society today to look for the...
Balance Management
When coming up with or seeking out ways to manage your credit score, one way that can be overlooked is credit balance management. The big...
Going Too Far
Have you ever heard the advice to take on more debt in order to raise your credit score? When you heard that, did you also think "if...
3 Types of Credit
Finally, let's look at the three types of credit you can have. Overall, having these three types of credit only contribute about 10% or...
Debt-to-Income Ratio
As you start becoming more intentional about your credit score, you will find certain terms coming up. Terms such as available credit,...