Weighing the Pros and Cons of Prepaid vs Non-prepaid Credit Cards

As a part of my personal mission to teach people about the importance of credit, I’ve brought on the help of financial writer Michael Edmondstone. This week he discusses the pros and cons of prepaid and non-prepaid credit cards – both which can help you build credit, especially if it’s a little shaky. Weighing the [...] Read more »

5 Ways Your Credit Score Runs Your Life

  There more notion of terms like “credit scores” seems to yield one of two reactions from people: 1. Putting people to sleep. 2. Images of impending doom with the FreeCreditReport.com guy singing in the background. I’m here to tell you to snap out of it! Knowing about your credit score is probably one of [...] Read more »