» a credit and personal finance blog

“Damage Points” Chart Better Than Nothing

December 1st, 2009

Liz Pulliam Weston, the popular personal-finance columnist, recently released an article on MSN Money entitled “5 ways to kill your credit scores.” I actually follow most of Ms. Weston’s RSS feeds, but for some reason I skipped over this one during my daily dive through credit-related news.

I’m not sure why I skipped it. It must have been the name—it didn’t really spark my interest. For whatever reason, I just assumed it was another one of those articles preaching the same old advice about credit scores. You know how they go, right? Pay your bills on time, keep your credit utilization ratio low, and avoid bankruptcy, or else you can kiss your good credit score goodbye. More »

Posted By: Joshua Heckathorn | Comments (0)
Newer Entries »
Find the best credit card for you.
What type of card are you interested in?
How much do you spend each month?

Do you ever carry a balance?


 
Creditnet Newsroom
More News
Hey Retirees! Don't Stress Over Your Credit Mix

Maintaining a good credit mix means you're responsibly using multiple types of credit, such as credit cards, retail accounts, home loans, and/or car loans. Credit-scoring models basically like...

Read More
Building Credit with Credit Cards for Bad Credit

Nobody wants to deal with repairing damaged credit, but the truth is many of us are just one serious illness or job loss away from a credit nightmare. And...

Read More
Stay Connected
Disclosure: Creditnet.com has financial relationships with some of the companies featured on this site. Although we may be compensated if a visitor chooses to apply or signup for a product/service via our links, we will always give consumers our honest and unbiased opinions on the financial products/services reviewed.