What is the Money Date? A weekly time to check in. 3 things we review and update: 1. Spending 2. Earning 3. Savings Watch this Money Date to learn more about how a credit score is computed and why keeping track of your score is so...
Welcome to the Daily Juice Show, where we discuss just one “ingredient” of the complex money topics you face. We all heard about keeping an eye on credit reports, checking it often to know what our score is, but have you wondered why to do...
We now have identified and made a list of what debts we have. Get your list out. 1. The next step is to figure out what will give you the biggest boost. From a financial perspective, it’s smart to pay off your highest-rate bad debt...
In the last episode, we talked about Credit and understood how it’s different from Debt. Today I’d like to discuss Credit Report and how our use of Credit and Debt gives us a report card that is important to maintain if you plan to borrow...
I was doing my annual review of my credit reports last weekend, and I came up with a helpful idea I wanted to share with our readers… Have you ever considered creating a credit report cheat sheet? As I was reviewing my three reports I...
What is the Money Date? A weekly time to check in. 3 things we review and update: 1. Spending 2. Earning 3. Savings In this episode of the Money Date, Anna talks about fellow Financial Planner Liz Gillette CFP® about Credit Checks and Credit Freezes. Liz...
Happy holidays! While I may not have every item on your wish list, I do come bearing good news. As of September 21, 2018, there have been some positive changes to the laws surrounding credit reports and specifically credit freezes. A credit freeze is now...
What is the Money Date? A weekly time to check in. 3 things we review and update: 1. Spending 2. Earning 3. Savings Using credit cards is a way of life for many of us. Yet so many folks still struggle with the best way to use them....
Interest rates are expected to drop soon, and this shift presents both opportunities and challenges for savers, investors, and anyone managing debt. As we face these changes, it’s crucial to be proactive in how you approach your financial strategy. From locking in high yields on...
You can’t control mortgage rates, but there is plenty you can control about your home purchase! Are you like me feeling like you missed the boat on buying a home when mortgage rates were lower? Well, here is a little history lesson on mortgage rates...