College Money Tip #5: Get Your (Free) Credit Score

Last week, I took you through all the ways and reasons to track down your free credit report, ... t tell you how… until now. Remember how credit reports are like annoying report cards that show ... recommending Credit Karma - and some of my friends, too. So I decided to finally sign up and see how good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:41:32

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Quickies: Paid Survey Links, Costco AmEx $10 Bonus, Free Credit Monitoring

Here are a few more tidbits that may be of interest: E-Rewards Signup Links E-Rewards is a paid survey site that is only open via invitation ... ). This includes free access to your credit score in addition to the report, as well as e-mail alerts ... plan automatically with the card. This card is one of the better gas rebate credit cards. 9 Months [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 07:27:36

Free Credit Report and Scores

It was time to flip Scott’s 0% balance transfers to new cards ... that everything is in order. I’m always on the lookout for another free way to get a copy of our credit report ... Reports Getting Organized: Monitoring Your Credit Report Free Month of Amazon Prime Free Blockbuster [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 14:29:16

The Daily Poverty Post.

First of all, isn’t it funny that when conjuring the telephone, we think of the above? ... , this safe site will provide you with one free FICO score and credit report every 12 months — ... out how to call your credit card company to renegotiate your interest rate! Before we begin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:33:45

How To Earn 300,000 Frequent Flyer Miles in 5 Weeks

November last, you might remember this post about the Omni 10k Flyaway offer, where you earn 10, ... if you do get approved, it brings down your credit score a little bit. Third, no one is suggesting ... for new credit cards, some of them come with free mileage bonuses. What Guillebeau did was to sort [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:05:29

FREE Report: How to Save Money as a Family

As a special gift to readers of this blog, I’d like to give you this free report on how to save money as a family ... Instantly! Excerpt from report: Paying Down Debt The credit crunch has hurt many consumers who have credit cards.  Due to the fact that the banks are hesitant to lend money unless one’s FICO score is 750 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:07:08

The New Year Creates Fresh Opportunity for Resolving to Reduce Debt

Free Rapid Debt Reducer software and online advice at RapidDebtReducer.com provide big motivation for making a commitment today GROTON, Vt., Jan ... report and score, and put that information to use ... Jolley to the millions of Americans who are struggling with overdue credit card payments, defaults [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:50:23

This Week in Credit: Fees and Scores

adele_D_20090115144535.jpg Getty Images Credit card pop art The bad news: ... . Some good news: Free credit scores might be offered more widely. Keepers of the FICO score Fair ... and have not finalized our suite of products and features at this time. Credit-score watchers, keep us posted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:57:45

Free Credit Repot From NEXUS

There are some advantages that can be taken from free credit report, ... prevents you make credit card score fixation. More about this report is required by the lender ... , is used to obtain the mortgage and also ask you to show your credit report when want to load their value [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 09:28:38

Use Your Inactive Credit Cards At Least Once A Year

I just got a letter from Washington Mutual / Chase telling me that they have closed my credit card account with them effective November 14th, 2008 ... Providian) which helps your credit score and it also gave me a free FICO score update each month. Doh ... like a more reasonable response. The easy solution is to remember to use each of your credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:32:34

Credit Karma, Career Advice and A Huge Island of Trash @ The Roundup

What Happened This Week? The Alpha Consumer blog announced a challenge asking bloggers to describe their best ideas for a cheap but effective (!) ... to my post on free credit scores by telling us all about Credit Karma! Money Smart Life: Henry confesses to being a credit card expert with a secret. Gen X Finance reminds us that market conditions [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 00:49:15

The Importance of GOOD Credit

by Rob Kosberg We all should know that good credit is a “must have ... to get a loan, a mortgage, credit card depends on a good credit rating. Our “Credit Score” is most ... FREE Guide on Maintaining and Repairing your Credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 12:23:01

Credit Nexus : Get 3-in-1 Free Credit Report

Posted on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 No Comments Labels: affects my credit score, improve credit score, ... one website that teach you how to remove credit report errors? One thing is sure, first time I realize ... remove credit report errorsCredit Card - is a part of a system of payments named after the small [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:04:00

September's Best of FIRE Finance - 2008

... from Wells FargoBest Gas Credit Cards (Popular)myFiCO Credit Score Watch - 30 Days FREE Trial Promotion$100 ... 2008. Check out the Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs - Ranked By Traffic. PF Articles Popular [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 16:23:53

Catching Up

So.  I should really go over what I have accomplished last year (and this year, to date) in my quest to become debt-free. I managed to totally clear up my credit card debt, and, to my surprise, when I sent for my free annual credit reports, and ordered my FICO scores, I found that it had improved, over the time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:41:49

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