Articles in 'Better Credit' Category
from Dave Ramsey News
Nick is losing a company car and a gas card. He needs to buy a vehicle. The car has to be less than five years old and worth more than $18,000. Dave thinks his company is being unreasonable at Nick’s current salary.
January 30th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
Jim wants to know how an employer will look at a credit score. Will they look at each situation differently?
January 29th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Your Credit Score | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
Kelly and her husband are newlyweds starting the Baby Steps. He has a credit card that was turned over to a debt collector. The debt isn’t on his credit report, which makes Kelly nervous.
January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Credit Reporting | No Comments
from CNN Money Personal Finance
Haven’t made your plans yet to head to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl? Hope your credit card has some room on it — tickets are going to cost you thousands of dollars over face value.
January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from Moneywatch Personal Finance
Most taxpayers claim the standard deduction, but if ever there was a time to make the most of valuable tax deductions and credits, it might be now, before they disappear.
January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Taxes | No Comments
from CNN Money Personal Finance
I am thinking about adding a credit card that gives cash back for using it. Would it be beneficial for me to obtain a third card with a cash back program, or stay with the two that I have?
January 26th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
In April 2008 I saw the Total Money Makeover Live in Colorado Springs and had my lightbulb moment (Thanks Dave!). We were in deep, to the tune of about $60,000 in credit cards, HELOC and car loans. They had been built up slowly over years of spending more than we earned and [...]
January 25th, 2012 | Posted in Banking and Investing, Better Credit, Credit Issues, Interest Rates, Spending Habits | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
Angela says her mom can’t pay her mortgage and is running up credit cards. She can’t pay it back. Angela thinks it’s stealing. Should she tell her mom to not give any gifts or accept them graciously?
January 25th, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues | No Comments
from MintLife Personal Finance News & Advice
Most of what we know about credit reports and scores makes sense, but not everything is always logical. In fact, there are a couple of things that are downright illogical. Here are two examples of credit rules that just don’t make sense.
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Credit Reporting | No Comments
from Dave Ramsey News
Eric wants to know if a mortgage is considered late on the 15th of the month. If he pays after the 1st of the month, will it show up on his credit report?
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Better Credit, Credit Issues, Credit Reporting | No Comments