Credit Report MavenA Girl’s Guide to Improving Your Credit

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Still trying to correct the easy stuff

I never received any kind of acknowledgement or letter from Equifax. I haven’t recently pulled a copy of my credit reports, so I have no idea if it’s been corrected on Equifax’s side or not.
I’ve been extremely busy and a bit fed up with this endless cycle of not getting anywhere. But this is just […]

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Step 3: Correct the Easy Stuff

Kick off your efforts to clean up your credit with the simplest and most rewarding task: Getting your personal information correct.

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Step 2: Where Are You?

Before you can do anything about your credit situation you need to own your own power and bravely figure out just where you’re starting from.

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Another Way to Opt Out of Mail

Earlier, I wrote about Opting Out of pre-screened credit offers and direct marketing. The problem with trying to opt out of direct marketing (often known as ‘junk mail’) is that there’s no reliable permanent way to remove your name from all the mailing lists. You can call and ask to be removed from the mailing […]

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Link to the MyMint blog post dealing with jumpstarting your credit history while you’re still young and starting from a blank slate.

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Step 1: Opting Out

Opting Out is a process of electing to to receive pre-screened credit offers, unsolicited sales offers via mail and email, or unsolicited telemarketing calls.

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