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101 Powerful Tips for
Legally
Improving Your Credit Score
Develop an Organized
Strategy to Repair Your Credit Score
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Staying organized and
on-track is very important when you are trying to boost your
credit score, because there are so many details to follow up on
and so many things to remember. A few basic organization tips
can help make sure that you do not overlook anything that can
cost you your good credit score:
Tip # 62: Stay
financially organized
Keep all your financial
records - including tax records - in one place. Note the days
you paid your bills on the bills themselves. Note how much you
owe and where you owe money. Keeping your financial information
in one place allows you to refer to it easily. Seeing all your
financial life in one place also makes it easier for you to see
where your credit and your financial life still needs work.
Some of the information you
may want to keep in your financial file includes:
-Bills
-Tax receipts and forms
-Articles and pamphlets
about debt
-Your credit reports and
scores
-A list of contacts that affect your financial
life (such as your bank and credit agencies, for example)
-Your written emergency plan, detailing what you
should do in case of a sudden loss of job or other problem
-Banking information
-Financial forms
-Investment information
-Deeds to your assets (such
as your house)
-Agreements you have signed
for loans and other financial services
-A list of your financial
goals
-Insurance forms
You may want to buy a box
and keep your separate information in different labeled folders
(tax information together, for example, and bills in another
folder) for easy referencing. Whatever system you use, you will
find it much easier to manage your finances - and your credit -
if you don’t have to hunt for random pieces of paper.
Tip #63: Set short-term
goals and do frequent credit self-checks in order to track your
progress
Credit repair takes time and
effort. Some days, it will seem that you are getting no closer
to a better credit score at all. In order to keep track of your
progress and in order to keep going forward, you need to set
goals and keep track of what you are doing.
For example, setting a goal
such as “I will improve my credit score” is far too broad. Set
smaller goals, such as “I will talk to my bank about budgeting
this week” or “I will pay off half my credit card bill by next
month.” These goals work better because they are manageable and
have a built-in deadline.
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