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Get the Best Car Loan and Avoid Credit Problems at the Dealership

A lot of car buyers hoping to get the best car loan have had embarrassing experiences at the dealership. The…

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Teaching Children About Credit: Step One

Last week, I told you that I had a “crazy” plan for teaching children about credit. And I explained that…

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A joke and a coin…

“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old…

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Teaching Children About Credit: An Introduction

I’m about to say something about teaching children about credit cards. And you are probably going to think I’m crazy.…

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Credit-Scoring Myths

Credit-Scoring Myth #1: If I avoid credit, I’ll have a great score. Fact: Though shunning credit cards and loans might…

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The dinner question…

I recently turned “the big 4-0,” and at my dinner party, we all took turns answering a question… Over the…

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The Consumer Score Hoax

An Additional Resource Exclusively for Students of the 720 Credit Challenge … Every time I hear one of those catchy…

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The Faces of Identity Theft

About 80 percent of people have errors on their credit reports, and many of these are a result of identity…

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Are you living in survivor-land?

I can’t stop thinking about something my powerhouse friend Dave McLurg said… (Dave has a brilliant business mind and is…

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The Secret to Using Installment Loans to Raise Your Credit Score, by 720 Credit Score

I always tell people that one of the best ways to get a great credit score is to have an…

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Credit-Scoring Factor #1: Payment History

In my book about how to build credit, 7 Steps to a 720 Credit Score, I remind readers that a…

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Build Your Credit Score in Five Minutes

Want to know how to build your credit score in just five minutes? I’ve got an easy tip that you…

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Lou Holtz has 3 questions for you…

These three questions are the “catch-all” questions for everything… for parenting your children, for handling your finances, for making professional…

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Credit Inquiries Won’t Hurt, As Long As …

“But Phil,” my client was saying, “I don’t want to pull my credit report. Won’t that hurt my credit score…

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A letter to my mom…

Dear Mom, When I think back to my childhood, one memory in particular still makes my eyes well up with…

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How to Qualify for a Loan

In today’s rough environment, knowing how to build credit isn’t enough if you want to also know how to qualify…

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When Buying Your Credit Score, by 720 Credit Score

Happy Mothers Day to all Moms! Those “free credit score” jingles are like nails on a chalkboard to me. See—they…

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Key Considerations About Divorce and Credit

While divorce often causes a person to take inventory, many people forget the implications of divorce and credit. Many married…

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I messed up…

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. This is one of the major themes of my credit course. If…

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I’m a big failure…

It’s true. I’ve written about being a failure here. And guess what? My list of non-accomplishments grows longer and longer…

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Marry Your Spouse, But Not Their Credit Score, by 720 Credit Score

If you are getting married, you might be a little worried about how the marriage will affect your credit score,…

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What Are the Credit Score Factors?

Question: What exactly are all the credit score factors I should consider when learning how to build credit? Philip Tirone’s…

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2:53 second recording, by 720 Credit Score

I just got off the phone with a client that was not applying for certain jobs becuase she knew that…

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A dirty business…

I’m talking about my business. It’s an ugly, tough, dirty one. Despite the fact that a lot of people desperately…

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Give Your Testimonial for a Chance to Win $500

As you know, I love receiving testimonials from my happy and satisfied clients.  So for fun, I have decided to…

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Bankruptcy Isn’t As Dirty as It Sounds, by 720 Credit Score

I’ve written a few posts about bankruptcy lately, but it occurred to me that I should explain what happens to…

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Collections on Credit Report

Among the most-asked questions about credit scores is this: What do I do about my credit score if I have…

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Is your car a filthy mess?

How about your home? Your office? Your yard? I’m a little embarrassed to say “yes, yes, yes, and yes.” Or,…

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Closing Credit Card Accounts

As part of your plan for learning how to build credit, you might wonder if you should start closing credit…

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For People Who Want to Raise Their Credit Score… and PRONTO, by 720 Credit Score

This is one of the tricks for raising credit scores that most people don’t know about … It’s calling “authorized…

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