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Entries for September, 2009

Credit Report Update

Sep.29, 2009 in Financial Success

Today I went to annualcreditreport.com and gave it one last try. To my surprise, the process went smoothly, with no errors, no messages of a “hold” on my account, and no request to call customer service. I got my credit report and printed it. For anyone out there that has had trouble with Equifax in the past, keep trying!

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De-Mystifing FICO scores

Sep.25, 2009 in Financial Success

numbers-1Like many of my peers, I am a renter. I recently moved apartments and went through the grueling New York City apartment application process. I was successfully able to find an apartment on my own without a broker (which is…

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Student Loan Repayment Options

Sep.16, 2009 in Recent Grads

top education 2The other day, I ran across an excellent article on Forbes.com discussing student loan repayment options. It drew my attention because I have a mix of public and private loans that I am currently in the process of…

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