Your credit score is a reflection of your financial behavior. It is a number that helps lenders judge how much risk they are taking on when they loan you money. The higher your score, the more likely you will get a loan at a good interest rate.
Let’s take a look first at how it works. Whenever we use our cards and we take loans, everything is reported to the bureaus and the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. These agencies collect information about your financial activity and use it to calculate your credit score. Your credit score determines whether you are capable of loans or not, so making sure that your credit score is good should be one of your priorities. But you don’t have to worry, if this happens there’s still a way around to improve it.
You can improve your credit score by paying off debt, paying bills on time, and keeping balances low on revolving accounts like credit cards. However, not only should your credit score improve, but you should also improve your financial behavior. And these are some things I want you to remember:
Credit is Not a Bad Thing – Change this mindset. Have a really better understanding of the perspective on how you can use trade to build wealth
Paying only your minimum Payment – Some people get a Credit Card because they think it’s free money. But it’s not! The reason why some people are having a hard time paying off their Credit Card debt and only paying their minimum balance. By doing this, you are trapping yourselves in a cycle and this will just drag you down to more debt
Stop Getting Out High-Interest Loans – This will only hurt you in the long run if you’re just doing this for the sake of building your credit
Paying Your Credit Card By the Due Date – There is a difference between the due date and reporting date. Paying on your due date after the reporting date will affect your credit score, so you have to make sure that your due date and reporting date are on the same date so you won’t have any problems.
A perfect credit score is a dream for many individuals. Achieving a perfect credit score is not an easy task, but it is achievable with discipline and patience.
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-Kenney Conwell