August 7, 2012

6 Things That Won’t Hurt Your Credit Score

Meet with a debt settlement attorney and you will likely hear that you shouldn’t be married to your credit score.  Fact of the matter is that it is a fluid number.  If you aren’t planning on utilizing your credit for a while, a decision to settle your debt and lower your score for a while shouldn’t be a concern for you.  But for those out there either married to their score or looking to utilize credit in the near future, here’s a good list of things that WON’T hurt your score.

https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/6-things-that-wont-hurt-credit-score-1270.php?a_aid=ec5dff24 

The author spends a majority of the article commenting on not carrying a balance.  If you take only one thing from this article, take note that you do not have to carry a balance to show good credit.  In fact, one of the common mistakes people make is a high utilization of available credit.  The problem arises when an individual fails to pay off a balance prior to the creditor reporting to the credit bureaus.  If you are utilizing the credit to build up rewards/miles, the key is to ensure that you pay the balance due before the creditor reports the status of your account monthly, which is usually at the beginning of the month