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Top 6 Tips for Improving Your Credit Score

Top 6 Tips for Improving Your Credit Score

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice

By Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA According to myFICO, it’s important to note that repairing bad credit is a bit like losing weight: It takes time, and there is no quick fix. In fact, out of all of the ways to improve a credit score, quick-fix efforts are the most likely...
What You Need to Know About Credit

What You Need to Know About Credit

by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog, Debt Management, Stacy $avvy Advice

By Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA You sit down in your mortgage broker’s office because you can’t stand the news. Your credit is so bad you will not be able to secure a loan to buy the dream home you just bid on. Can you imagine? After months of taking time off work to run...

Before and During College: Help Your Student Avoid Credit Card Traps

by Tom Melecki | Jul 16, 2020 | Family Finances, Blog

By: Tom Melecki There’s nothing inherently wrong with college students having credit cards. In fact, 56% of them posses at least one. But help your student beware of all those offers from banks and other credit card providers at this time of year. After all, a credit...

Is it a Good Idea to Close Credit Cards I don’t Use?

by Rebecca Eve Selkowe, J.D | May 12, 2017 | Blog, Debt Management

by Rebecca Eve Selkowe, J.D3 myths about your credit score:I never really talked much about credit scores before, but that is starting to change now as I’m realizing how much unnecessary worry, concern, and confusion swirls around them.So first things first. Your...
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