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Understanding Credit

Let’s Face It: Bad Credit Is Expensive!

Remember how everyone used to worry about your grades in school? (or maybe you are still in school, and are worrying about them right now!).  There was lots of pressure to get good grades so you could enjoy whatever objective you were shooting for…  Maybe you were hoping to graduate, or make the honor roll, or get into college, or get a scholarship, or get a great job.  At some point in your life, you were measured based on how well you did in school.

Well, here’s the bad news: You are not done being scored or graded. 

Now, your credit behavior is being scored, and the stakes may even be higher than when you were watching your grade point average in school.  As we will discuss further below, the difference between a good credit score and a bad credit score is worth tens of thousands of dollars to you.  Sure, when you were in school, the difference between an “F” and a “B” or an “A” was pretty important… but it didn’t directly affect how much money was in your bank account each month. (unless maybe your dad paid you to get “A’s”… ours sure didn’t!)

At CreditScoreAide.com, we want to help everyone get a great credit score, and enjoy the amazing financial benefits that come with having a great credit score.

The truth is that life is expensive, and unless you are Bill Gates (or maybe a Google billionaire), you will have to borrow money to pay for large expenses such as buying a home and car. Even if you wish to live simply, a good credit rating can help you live a better and cheaper life.

How so?

First, let’s look at the obvious reasons. A high credit score means that you will be approved more readily for loans. This means that you can buy a nice home, buy a couple of expensive toys and go on vacation every once in a while. Living paycheck to paycheck without the occasional boost of credit can be drudgery. You will be forced to rent, drive unreliable cars and struggle with the fact that you cannot do more to provide for your family.

And talking about school again, what if you want to go back to school to improve your chances at a better job?  Did you ever consider that your chances of going back to school are affected by having a good credit score?  A good credit score will let you get cheaper financial aide. 

And how could you possibly find the time to go school when you work at a full-time job that doesn’t pay the bills? If you’ve ever had to choose between turning down overtime and buying groceries, you know what I’m talking about.

Life without good credit is just hard. But it doesn’t have to be hard. That’s why we’ve created this website, to help you improve your credit and your ability to provide for your family.