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Get Your Credit Score (ish) for Free (ish)

Get Your Credit Score (ish) for Free (ish)

As part of the seminar on personal finance I gave this week, I did some research into how one can obtain a free credit score. In general, I don’t think you need to know your exact credit score. You should check your credit reports regularly to make sure there are no errors, but beyond that you really don’t need to do much else to guard your credit score.   Part of the complexity on this issue is … Read entire article »

Filed under: debt, Uncategorized

Do You Buy, Lease, or Get Free Entertainment?

Do You Buy, Lease, or Get Free Entertainment?

For Christmas this year Kyle received an Amazon (affiliate link – thanks for using!) Kindle gift card (and the giver checked that we do in fact own a Kindle).  Receiving that gift card, as well as considering some others, made me realize that we really don’t buy media any more.  I can remember only twice in the last five years or so that we’ve bought a song, book, or movie that wasn’t a gift.   It’s not just … Read entire article »

Filed under: frugality, spending