Saturday, March 27, 2010

Ways to fix your credit score


Without a good credit score it is impossible to get a loan with low interest rate and even getting other financial products at low cost would become difficult. The best alternative is to look out for increasing the credit scores that would help you in raising your credit rating.

Use automated payment/alert system

Delaying the payments or even skipping hampers the credit scores to a very large extent.
So the first step to fix the credit score is to avoid misplacing the bills by using electronic billing whenever possible. One can set up automated payment so that late payments can be avoided.

Mention your Circumstances to creditors

If you have missed your payments as a result of illness, job loss or other unavoidable circumstances, you can attach a note stating such reasons to your creditor. It can help in acceptance especially when your credit history shows that you have started paying again when circumstances improved.




Pay your debt
If your available credit limit has reached to its maximum limit, you should work fast to reduce it instead of letting things to worsen even more. Creditors judge you on your debt-credit ratio and if you keep it mounting you are only hurting your chances of getting a loan. Frequent payment always helps the cause.


Check for identity thefts
You can frequently check your credit scores to see that your credit information is not being manipulated. Checking credit information will not hamper your credit ratings.
Identity thefts and credit card hacking has become quite common that would only result in abnormal balances and worst credit scores. Track all your dealings through credit card so that you can limit the unauthorized use of your credit card before hand.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Attaining Financial freedom

Financial freedom sounds interesting and it is the pursuit of literally millions of people.But hardly some of them know that it has nothing to do with the amount of money and is more about our attitudes towards money.

Let me tell you that this article is no where related to money making tips or to propose you over a business idea. So what is financial freedom? Can it be achieved? Or is it deceptive?

So lets start our journey towards financial freedom……

First thing is to know that financial freedom goes inside you and has nothing to do with the amount of money you make or can make. Yes, some people are happy even if they make very little when you compare them with those who make a million every day.
Irony is that the millionaires are more stressed out over their financial situations.They have got a lot to loose and have the right to get tensed.





As far as you have the control over income and the expenses you can alleviate any of your worries. As truly said by some economist “Needs are unlimited but the resources are limited”. One needs to understand his basic needs that need to be filled out instead of creating needs to go out for a dinner in a five star every night, purchase another car when you have many and so on….

I know many people who are worth millions of dollars and I also know people who do not have a coin to toss. But some are happy and some aren’t. So is it related to money?
No, it is a mere state of mind and the attitude towards life. People end up in making billions over their life span and are still looking to make more. Is it to attain the financial freedom? Now you can answer better than me.

Money, money, money… What is it? Just a medium of exchange. Money is a means to an end, not an end itself.

If you are free to earn, free to spend and free to save , what else one should look for attaining the financial freedom.

Another aspect for financial freedom…….

Debt kills the freedom. So first thing one should do is to get out of his debt. Always remember that borrower is the servant of lender. Buy it now and struggle later works no more. Instead delay your purchases, invest money, set your priorities and live by a budget. When our budget loosens up a bit we will find enjoying even more.

Change your attitude towards money, look things a little differently and see the magic yourself.