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Fixing Your Credit Yourself
Fixing your credit yourself doesn’t have to be as hard as it’s made out to be. If you’ve been turned down a few times because of your low score it’s easy to start feeling like you’re doomed forever, but the truth is that there are many small changes you can make that will have a huge impact.
Before you can do anything you need to get a copy of your credit report, which you can do free (once a year) online. Your score is calculated based on information in this report, so you’ll need this to know what you need to work on.
Probably the biggest thing you can do to help yourself, that takes a bit more effort and time for most, is to pay down any balances you have open. This will go a long way towards fixing your credit. Of course, many don’t have the option to do this immediately, but over time this is the best thing you can do to help yourself.
Once you have your report the first thing you’re going to want to do, because it is the easiest and fastest, is check over your report for mistakes. We’re not really interested in things like misspellings of your name, we’re looking for accounts you have paid off in full marked open, or overdue. An important factor in calculating your score is the ratio of the credit you’ve used, versus that which is available to you. Look at where your card limits are listed and check to see if they’re correct, if they are marked as lower you’ll want to have this fixed. Any mistakes you find you can call and ask companies to change them, if they’re unhelpful keep calling until it gets fixed.
As a general rule, on a month to month basis, I recommend using less than thirty percent of your limit on your cards, and paying them off in full each month. This will give you a healthy record of using your finances sparingly and carefully.
While there, of course, more things you can to help fix your credit yourself, these steps will give you a good running start.
A Serious Emergency That Was Solved With A Payday Loan
Not so long ago we received a consult from a single mother going through a rather desperate situation. Her only child needed to go through a surgical procedure and she needed money urgently. Though she worked, payday was not soon and the money would not be enough either. The particularities of her emergency surprised us because they matched what payday loans were created for. We suggested applying for a payday loan and since she did, the problem was solved. Later, she visited us carrying her son in her arms and so I decided to write this article.
Using this case as an example, we will analyze the characteristics of a payday loan and the proper use it should have. Emergency situations happen every now and then and payday loans can save your day as they did to this lady. However, if you know how they work and how you should use them you will benefit more from them and will not need to count on the luck that this lady had when contacting us just on time.
Urgent Matters, No Time For Long Procedures
This single mother contacted us a few days before the day surgery was scheduled to occur. She wasted a lot of time trying to get money from friends and family with no luck at all. The amount she raised did not cover much. She did not need a lot of money though (the surgical procedure was not complicated). She just needed $1300 which the insurance would not cover because the procedure was needed to prevent a scar from showing when her son grew up.
As explained, she had committed to pay prior to the scheduled surgery which could not be postponed due to the nature of the injury that would heal leaving a scar if the intervention was delayed. Since there was no time for long credit and income verification processes, payday loans immediately came to our mind. Why? Simple, because payday loans can be processed within the same day and the money can be deposited into the applicants account by the next day.
Credit Problems, No Credit Checks, Few Requirements
This lady did not have a good credit score. Thus, even if she had the time to go through a long credit verification process, chances are that she would not have passed it. Fortunately, payday loans do not require credit checks at all. The whole loan approval is based on simple requirements that almost anyone can meet without hassles or sacrifices.
In order to obtain a payday loan, you need to show proof of income (by offering copies of paychecks receipts like this lady did or by showing copies of tax presentations if you are self employed) and you need to have a savings or checking account on a bank or financial institution where the money from the loan will be deposited and eventually the single or multiple payments will be deducted.
As you can see, payday loans are an excellent tool when there is an emergency. These loans where created to solve this kind of problems and not as a source of regular financing. As usual, our suggestion is to employ them wisely. If you think that your current situation is similar to the one explained above, then do not hesitate, the solution to your problem is a payday loan.