Browsing Category Credit
How To Protect Yourself From the Equifax Data Breach
Did you catch Thursday’s news dump from Equifax? That’s right, Equifax, one of our country’s three major credit reporting bureaus, announced hackers gained access to 143 million consumers’ sensitive information including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. To make matters worse, Equifax has known about this for a few months and decided to drop the news mid-afternoon on a Thursday […]
How I Boosted My Credit Score Above 800
I recently watched an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror where characters use an eye-embedded app to rate social interactions on a five-star scale. These scores establish each characters’ place in society, their jobs, and provide or deny access to high-end communities, reliable rental cars, or a seat on a sold-out flight. When Lacie, the main character, learns she needs […]
The High Cost of a Low Credit Score
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Before I bought a home I spent very little time thinking about my credit score. Being new to Nashville, I was more concerned about networking, moving up in my career, and trying to pay the bills on a $30,000 salary. Like many young professionals, my credit score was […]
