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Thursday, March 7, 2013

$25 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway – Share Your Credit Story

Over the years I’ve had lots of readers share with me their personal story towards better credit. I thought it would be awesome to feature some of these stories on Better Credit Blog to provide inspiration to others (some of these stories are simply amazing).

So I’m going to give away TWO $25 Amazon Gift Cards to the best/most inspirational credit improvement stories. If you’ve recently had some success with your personal journey, I’d love to hear from you. Here are some questions to answer:

What was your credit score when you started?What techniques worked for you?How has this blog helped you?What have been some of your successes and failures?What is your long term goal?

That’s it! Send me your story AND comment below telling me that you sent your story. This is very important!

I look forward to hearing your stories. This giveaway will last all week and I’ll pick the winners on Friday, March 16th. We’ll pick a date to feature your story on the blog after the winners are picked.


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The Bad Credit Survival Guide

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What Your Credit Score Range Means

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Credit scores can sometimes be confusing. The best way to determine if you have a good credit score is to use the credit score ranges above as a guide. This is similar to how lenders and credit card companies will look at your credit score to decide whether to give you a loan or not.

Excellent 780+ – With an excellent score of 780 or higher you will get the best rates available.Very Good 720 – 779 – This is a very strong score and you shouldn’t have any problems getting good rates.Good 680 – 719 – This is a good credit range to be at, but you won’t get the very best rates.Average 620 – 679 – Your score could use some improvements but you should still be able to get decent rates.Poor 580 – 629 – A credit score in this range indicates that you’re higher risk and might have trouble finding decent rates.Very Poor 579 or less – Anything less than 580 means that you’re very high risk. Don’t worry though, this can be fixed. Check out my post 5 Amazingly Simple Techniques to Optimize Your Credit Score.

Like I said, don’t worry if your credit score is sitting at the lower end of the credit score ranges. You can improve your credit score in no time if you dedicate some time to learning about how credit repair works. Read my article Starting Your Credit Repair Journey to improve your credit score quickly.


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Does Your Credit Score Affect Your Self Worth?

I got online today after an awesome vacation in the Caribbean with my wife to find my February statement from
Get Your Credit Score at CreditReport.com in my inbox. In February I finally met my longterm credit score goal of 775. Wow… it was sort of a shock. Don’t get me wrong, it feels great, but when you finally hit a goal you’ve been working towards for literally years, it’s almost unbelievable.

It got me thinking about the past few years and all the ups and downs I’ve been through on my personal journey. In particular, I started thinking about how having bad credit affected my self-esteem. Bad credit is something that’s always looming in the background of your life. Maybe you don’t think about it all the time, but when you do, it feels terrible. For me, it was like this mark on my reputation that said “This person cannot be trusted”, even though I knew this wasn’t the truth.

So I suppose in that sense, it does affect your self-esteem. Nobody wants to feel like they can’t be trusted, or they are a deadbeat who doesn’t pay their bills –especially when the whole picture isn’t clear on a credit report. After all, your credit report doesn’t tell the story behind the negative marks. If they did, I’m not sure lenders would care, but if lenders actually knew you I’m sure it would be a different story.

Back when my credit score was in the low 500's, I applied for my first secured credit card designed to help people rebuild credit. It was an AccountNow Prepaid Visa Debit Card and I was approved. This was the card I used to really kickstart my credit improvement journey. Within months, my score was up 50 points.

The thing is, because this card is designed specially for people with bad credit, they pretty much approve anyone (as far as I know). Nonetheless, this approval, for me, felt great. After being declined again and again, this little approval gave me the confidence I needed to continue my credit improvement journey. Funny thing…

I would love to hear your stories and comments. Can you relate?


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Credit Repair Law Firms Are Scams!

There are hundreds of law firms out there that specialize in credit repair. I may get sued for writing this, but it’s my opinion that credit repair law firms like Lexington Law are scams. Here’s why:  

Problem #1: Ridiculous Monthly Charges

Lexington currently charges a $99 setup fee and anywhere from $39 to $79 every month that they work on your file. Since they charge monthly, the longer they take to repair your credit, the more money they make. In fact, some credit law firms tell you that it could take a year, two years, or even three years ($567 to $2,000), which is why they’re getting very rich. Why pay $2,000 or even $500, when there are excellent credit repair programs available for less than $100?

 Problem #2: You Do Most of the Work

 Here's a dirty little secret that credit law firms don’t want you to know: you still have to do most of the work yourself--more work, in fact, than when you use credit repair software (more about that later).

In addition to all the paperwork you have to fill out and get notarized, you must request your own credit reports. Since the credit bureaus mail all documents to you, you will be constantly copying them, putting them into another envelope, and sending them to the law firm. You might have to do this five or six times every week.

The credit repair law firm will then scan your credit reports and post them on the web (security issues?) Then, believe it or not, even with all the money you’re paying to the law firm, you still have to go to their website and choose for yourself which items you want to dispute and even how to challenge each negative credit item. All the law firm does is print out form letters that they send to the credit bureaus. Doesn’t it make you a little uncomfortable knowing that the longer they take, the more money they make?

 Problem #3: Crappy Guarantee 

 All they have to do is remove one credit card inquiry and they consider that they’ve done their job, so there’s no money back even if 99% of your credit report is still negative after three years and $2,000.

As you can see, these law firms are often nothing more than letter-printing factories that make more money the longer they take. So why pay so much money to get such little service? Especially since it’s possible to accomplish the same goal with much less work at a fraction of the cost.

There is a better alternative to using credit repair law firms like Lexington Law. The best credit repair solution we’ve discovered so far is Credit Repair Magic at only $97, it's the fastest and most cost-effective credit repair solution we've ever found. Don't waste your time with useless e-books or ridiculously overpriced monthly services. Download the best.

Welcome to My Blog How to Raise Your Credit Score!

Just wanted to welcome you my blog and here you will understand the credit industry in a way that they do not want you too.

You will learn why as to the bank and credit industry need you to maintain your bad credit. Simply, they make more money but your live isn't any easier.

I will share with your the techniques that you need to be armed with in order for you to increase your credit score in the next 90 days and to build and maintain a credit score you can be proud of.

That said, don't believe the B.S. that they are shoveling. You are going to learn the laws that will benefit you and you will take away strategies you will thank me for time and time again.

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 To Your Credit Repair,

Jay Sutton