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Not All Credit Scores Are Created Equally

Has this ever happened to you? You and your spouse are eager to buy a car or a home, you jump online to one of the plethora of credit monitoring websites: www.myfico.com www.creditadapter.com www.creditdiagnosis.com www.freescore.com www.privacymatters.com www.truecredit.com www.transunion.com www.equifax.com www.familysecure.com www.freecreditreport.com www.freecreditscore.com www.experian.com www.identitysecure.com www.privacyguard.com www.creditkarma.com You get your credit … [Read more...]

"Tricking" Yourself To Save Money

Dear Christine, I have the worst time saving money. My “rainy day” fund is used up every other paycheck. From a new set of tires here…to a new set of brake pads there -- I cannot keep up. Someone said that you need 5-8 months savings. I can’t even save up 5-8 days! Why is it so hard? “No Savings in Salt Lake” Dear “No Savings,” Life gets expensive and things come up all of the time; I know. There is a big trick to savings when you have a lot of expenses – saving small amounts and then … [Read more...]

The Overdraft Fee Nightmare

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, new to the scene of consumer reporting, is challenging the banking institution’s practice of charging overdraft protection penalty fees on checking accounts. They are testing sample text that will disclose these fees on checking account statements. Overdraft fees have the capacity of inflicting serious financial damage on those people who can least afford it. The bureau wants to learn how consumers are affected, and how they are able to anticipate and … [Read more...]

The Ins & Outs Of Vehicle Repossession

If you are a fan of “trueTV” (like me), you probably have seen a variety of people behaving badly during a vehicle repossession. Although they are very entertaining and quite humorous, vehicle repossession is serious business, and you need to understand a few things. First of all, if the repo man is at your door, arguing is pointless, the repossession order has been signed even before he got to your location, arguing will do you no good. Just let them do their job and take the car! You do not … [Read more...]