| Regular credit card usage can take a dig at your | | | | 3. Credit Report Monitoring – Remember to monitor |
| credit scores. A lot of things depend on your credit | | | | your scores on a regular basis. Subscribe from more |
| score, like housing loans, student loans and a whole lot | | | | than one credit card reporting agency in order to cross |
| of future money needs for the family. So, addressing | | | | check for any unwarranted use of the credit cards or |
| the sore points that affect credit score is an important | | | | to detect any unknown transactions of money |
| part of personal money management strategy. | | | | 4. Money Management – Internet is the best place |
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| credit score are: | | | | Choose a robust, safe and reliable bill management |
| 1. Timely Payments - Pay all your bills on time. Never | | | | service provider who takes care of timely bill |
| postpone a credit card payment and make sure you | | | | payments and provides updates on account balances. |
| keep the credit balance at the lowest amount possible. | | | | Remember that judicious use of money and credit |
| 2. Say no to Credit Cards – A maximum of two | | | | usage now can reap large benefits in the long run. |
| and, a minimum of one credit card should be used by a | | | | Also make every effort to keep your debt level |
| person aiming to raise his credit score. Never make a | | | | always low, because lower credit balances will always |
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| previous one. Do not pay your monthly payments with | | | | that simple budget planning is the ideal solution to |
| credit cards. Use credit cards only for large purchases | | | | prevent high credit balance scenarios in the future. |
| or after the credit balances are completely paid out. | | | | |