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Budgeting

September 28, 2023

Myth-Busting your Credit – and 4 ways to make it better

I currently have 15 credit cards.Over the last 5 years, I’ve opened 35 of them.My credit score is 825.If you read that, and you reacted with surprise, shock, or you’re judging me right now…this is for you. First, we’re going to bust some credit myths, and then I’m going to give you four straightforward ways to improve your credit. If you catch yourself saying ‘I didn’t know that,’ then please share this article, because I know from hundreds of client meetings that you’re not alone.

September 28, 2023

Credit Scores Part 2 – Playing the Credit Card Game

Back in July I wrote a post about credit scores that I hope brought clarity to a murky topic. While that one was purely about education, this one is more about fun. You do like fun, right?Once you understand what makes up your credit score, you can utilize your understanding of it to get free stuff! Here are the rules for how to play The Credit Card Game.

September 28, 2023

5 Simple, Different Ways to Improve Your Finances

Personal finance is the ultimate example of ‘simple but not easy.’ Everyone understands the concepts – live below your means, don’t put your eggs in one basket, invest for the long run…but the truth is most people fail to execute them very consistently or effectively. We have to make this simpler if we expect people to get better at it. But our modern lives exist in a permanent state of fast forward; to achieve today requires that you reduce friction.

September 28, 2023

Free Money in a Data Breach World…

I returned recently from weeks of travel to find not one but two ‘data breach’ letters in my mail. Someone had hacked my personal details from a random server(s). This type of incident is no longer an exception; it’s the norm. The more data are stored on cloud-based systems around the world the likelier each of us are to experience theft of our information.

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