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Five Ways to Boost Your Credit

Posted by Jean

You know how important your credit score is – but unemployment and the recession have played a role in lowering the average credit scores of Americans. So what can you do to get your score up if it’s falling into high-risk territory? Watch the clip below from this morning’s edition of Today’s Money to learn a few tips that can help you gradually improve your score.

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    Talking money–how to save gas: You did not mention 2 ways that are most imp. They are–slow down and do not brake hard. The other one is to accelerate slowly so that the transmission can upshift into a higher gear more quickly. Remember those higher rpm’s cost you in fuel mileage greatly!


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