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Boost your credit score
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You need to have great credit to take advantage of today's lower interest rates. The following are some tips to boost your credit score.
Your credit score is incredibly important to your financial life. It determines whether you get loans, the interest rate you pay on those loans, and the terms you get for any borrowing. It can also determine whether or not you can get an apartment; it can help determine your insurance rates or premiums; employers can look at this also to determine whether or not to give you a job, or to promote you.
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Your credit score is incredibly important to your financial life. It determines whether you get loans, the interest rate you pay on those loans, and the terms you get for any borrowing. It can also determine whether or not you can get an apartment; it can help determine your insurance rates or premiums; employers can look at this also to determine whether or not to give you a job, or to promote you.
Cash or credit card?
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Here is that article: http://genxfinance.com/2008/05/20/poll-do-you-organize-the-money-in-your-wallet-or-purse/
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I was getting ready to head to the cafeteria for lunch the other day, and before heading down with a co-worker I stopped to open up my wallet and rearrange my cash. He looked at me a bit puzzled and asked what I was doing. I didn’t think anything of it, but just told him that I was putting my money in order because when I got change from my breakfast this morning, everything was just thrown in there. Read more »
What is the Rule of 72?
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The Rule of 72 says that to find the number of years required to double your money at a given interest rate, you just divide the interest rate into 72. For example, if you want to know how long it will take to double your money at a 9 percent interest, divide 72 by 9 and get 8 years.
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