/ by Dominique Brown / Credit and Credit Cards, Reader Question / 0 comments
If you have questions about your finances, you are not alone. In fact, here at Your Finances Simplified we often receive financial questions from our readers. Kay, for example, has a question about improving her credit. I really don’t know where to start, but I do want to fix my credit this year; I have […]
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Friday’s Credit Tip #18: Understanding Bankruptcy and Credit
/ by Dominique Brown / Budgeting, Build Your Credit, Getting Out of Debt / 0 comments
A bankruptcy will affect your credit score more than just about anything. Worse, it will affect it for many years. In the first few years after a bankruptcy, you may not be able to get loans at all. In short, a bankruptcy is a legal proceeding that either forgives you of your debts or allows […]
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Friday’s Credit Tip #16 Dealing with a Credit Score after a Big Problem
/ by Dominique Brown / Build Your Credit, Credit and Credit Cards / 797 comments
Big, bad problems can happen to you such as bankruptcies, divorces, lawsuits, non-payment of taxes. These are big problems that can affect your credit score in a big way. If you have faced a large problem that has ruined your credit, you need to take action fast and work consistently to boost your FICO score.
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Reader Question: How to Fix Your Credit
/ by Dominique Brown / Credit and Credit Cards, Reader Question / 0 comments
If you have questions about your finances, you are not alone. In fact, here at Your Finances Simplified we often receive financial questions from our readers. Kay, for example, has a question about improving her credit. I really don’t know where to start, but I do want to fix my credit this year; I have […]
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Stop paying your mortgage today!… and be a victim!
/ by Dominique Brown / Real Estate / 0 comments
A few days ago a friend of mine placed a very interesting link on my wall and included this message: “This story made me think of your blog. Dominique, I would love to hear your opinion on this.” Well, if you know me, and lets be honest you don’t… yet. When people want my […]
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