The Silver Lake Editors
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It's All Your Fault! A Lay Person's Guide to Personal Liability and Protecting Yourself in a Litigious World (2009) 9 exemplaren
Credit Scores, Credit Cards: How Consumer Finance Works: How to Avoid Mistakes and How to Manage Your Accounts Well (2015) 8 exemplaren
The Value of a Good Idea : Developing and Protecting Intellectual Property in an Information Age (2002) 7 exemplaren
Identity Theft: How to Protect Your Name, Your Credit and Your Vital Information, and What to Do When Someone Hijacks… (2004) 7 exemplaren
Protect Yourself!: Using Insurance, Personal Security and Common Sense to Keep Your Family, Things and Body Safe (2015) 4 exemplaren
Hassle-Free Health Coverage: How to Buy the Right Medical Insurance Cheaply and Effectively (How to Insure Series) (1999) 3 exemplaren
Practical Privacy: How to Keep Your Life... and Your Personal Information... Out of the Public Information Marketplace (2007) 3 exemplaren
Family Money : How to Use Life Insurance, Living Trusts and Other Common Tools to Leave as Much as Possible to Your… (2015) 2 exemplaren
Renter's Insurance: How to Get the Best Coverage for the Cheapest Price When Someone Else Owns the Place Where You Live (2015) 2 exemplaren
The Silver Lake Publishing Insurance Dictionary What Means What When It Comes To (2015) 2 exemplaren
How to Insure Your Income: A Step by Step Guide to Buying the Coverage You Need at Prices You Can Afford (How to… (1998) 1 exemplaar
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There are many ways to measure a person’s financial condition, but the benchmark is a FICO (Fair, Isaac and Co.) score. Those with a higher score can expect lower interest rates. However, those with a lower FICO score should plan on much higher interest rates, leading to higher bills each month, making their financial hole deeper and deeper. It will take months, even years, of diligent effort to raise your FICO score, but it is possible, and a really good idea.
Get rid of all but one or two cards. After you pay off one card, cancel it and destroy it. Read your credit card bill, not just the amount owed. Call your credit card issuer, and ask about a payment plan or lower interest rate. Get a free copy of your credit report from one of the major credit agencies, and read it. If there are any errors on the report (there is a good chance that there are errors), start writing and calling the appropriate persons. Document everything, and expect it to take lots of time.
For those with bad money problems, start with two simple steps. Make a budget and stick with it, and pay down your debts (even a small payment is better than no payment). Be very wary of the companies that promise to get you out of debt trouble; they may just make your problems worse.
The information in this book may seem like common knowledge, but considering the skyrocketing level of credit card debt, and the rising numbers of people living off their credit cards, it certainly bears repeating. This book does a fine job of showing, in plain English, just how credit works.… (meer)