How to rent a home if you have bad credit
We’ve all heard about the importance of your credit scores when it comes to buying a home. But credit is important for renting as well. Some landlords won’t rent to people with low credit scores. This doesn’t mean you can’t rent a home or apartment, though. There are some ways to get […]
Bad Credit? 5 Loans That Don’t Require Good Credit
If you have bad credit or no credit, the thought of a lender looking at your credit is probably a little unnerving; sometimes terrifying is the word. But not all lenders require you to have stellar credit to get a loan. And a few won’t even check your credit reports or […]
The 6 Biggest Ways Bad Credit Can Mess Up Your Life
Bad credit is something you don’t want associated with your finances. Unfortunately, you may have less than stellar credit at some point in your life. Credit scores represent a person’s credit worthiness, designed to show a lending institution who is a good investment, and who is… not so much. Banks believe […]
Breaking Bad Financial Habits
For most of us, our financial habits were picked up early on from watching and learning from our parents as we were growing up. If you were lucky enough to have financially savvy parents to guide you, managing your finances probably comes easily to you and is second nature. For many […]
Help! My Credit is Dismal. What Can I Do?
A lot of credit advice is written to help people whose credit is somewhere between the “good” and “not-so-good” range. But what about if your credit has been completely damaged? It’s easy for it to happen, especially after a divorce, bankruptcy, job loss or some other stressful event. Tip #1: Fix […]