Feature Articles: Credit
Learning for Better Living
Getting Credit
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Credit can help you to get items and services now and
pay for them later. It may let you buy something you
could not otherwise afford. But there is a cost for
credit.
That’s why you need to know how credit works.
- Keep a checking or savings account. Don’t bounce checks.
- Live at the same place for one year or more.
- Keep the same job for at least one year.
- Pay all bills when due.
- Get phone service in your name.
- Take out a small loan. Pay it back as agreed.
Credit is available from many sources. Before you decide
to use credit, ask yourself:
- Do I really need the item or can it wait?
- How much will it cost me to use credit?
- Is having it now worth the extra cost?
- Can I make the monthly payments?
- Figure out how much you can really afford to repay each month.
Credit is a good thing…if used wisely!
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Last update: Tuesday, May 05, 2009
