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Give Yourself Credit: The Course
Introduction to the Instructor
Who Am I? (0:48)
Course Workbook
Module 1: Understanding Your Credit: What Your Credit Scores and Credit Report Can Tell You
Module Overview
Part 1: How Credit Scores are Figured
Part 2: Requesting your Credit Reports
Part 3: What to Look for in your Credit Reports
Part 4: Contacting and Staying in Contact with Credit Bureaus
Assignment
Module I: Quiz
Module II: Effective Ways to Improve Your Credit Scores
Module Overview
Part 1: Strategy 1—Pay your Bills on Time
Part 2: Strategy 2—Avoid Excessive Credit
Part 3: Strategy 3—Pay Down Your Debts
Part 4: Strategy 4—Have a Range of Credit Types
Part 5: Applying Credit Score-Boosting Strategies
Assignment
Module II: Quiz
Module III: Keeping Your Credit Safe
Module Overview
Part 1: Avoiding Identity Theft
Part 2: Safe Practices
Part 3: Check Your Credit Score
Part 4: What to Do if You think you Are the Victim of Identity Theft
Assignment
Module III: Quiz
Module IV: Avoiding Common Credit Score Mistakes
Module Overview
Part 1: Don’t Keep Accounts You Aren’t Using
Part 2: Limit Inquiries on Your Credit Report
Part 3: Use Online Loan Comparisons Carefully
Part 4: Remember There’s More Than One Credit Report (and Credit Score)
Part 5: Don’t Close a Lot of Accounts Just to Improve Your Score
Part 6: No One Thing Will Boost Your Credit Score By Itself
Part 7: Having No Loans or Debts Will Not Improve your Credit Scores
Part 8: Doing Anything Illegal to Boost Your Credit Is, Well, Illegal
Assignment
Module IV: Quiz
Module V: Working with Your Credit Reports to Fix Credit Scores
Module Overview
Part 1: Fixing Errors on Your Credit Report
Part 2: Addressing Issues with Your Credit Report That You Can’t Resolve
Part 3: Keep Track of Who Sees Your Credit Report and Why (and What It Means)
Part 4: Contacting Creditors as Well as Credit Bureaus
Part 5: Be Careful Where and How You Get Your Credit Reports
Assignment
Module V Quiz
Module VI: Developing Good Habits
Module Overview
Part 1: Budgeting, Living Within Your Means, Spending Less
Part 2: Saving Habits
Part 3: Build Assets and Capital
Part 4: Be Ready for Financial Emergencies
Part 5: Get It In Writing, and Have Contracts Examined by a Lawyer
Assignment
Module VI Quiz
Module VII: Developing a Credit Repair Plan
Module Overview
Part 1: Why You Need a Credit Repair Plan
Part 2: Stay Organized
Part 3: Set Goals and Check Your Progress
Part 4: Pay Attention to Details
Part 5: Have a To-Do List
Part 6: Automate
Assignment
Module VII: Quiz
Module VIII: What Lenders Look For
Module Overview
Part 1: Understand How Money Works
Part 2: What Lenders Look at Other Than a Credit Score
Part 3: Fix Mistakes Quickly
Part 4: Avoid Making Changes Frequently
Part 5: Stay Up to Date
Assignment
Module VIII Quiz
Module IX: Dealing with Debt Positively
Module Overview
Part 1: Effective Strategies for Dealing with Debt
Part 2: What to Avoid When Dealing with Debt
Assignment
Module IX Quiz
Module X: Mastering your Emotions
Module Overview
Part 1: Reward Yourself Responsibly
Part 2: Understand and Regulate the Relationship Between Emotions and Debt.
Part 3: Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help if You Need It
Assignment
Module X Quiz
XI. Closing
Wrapping up
Next Steps
Free Credit Repair Letters
Bankruptcy Regulation Inquiry
Bankruptcy Removal Letter
Hard Inquiry Removal Letter
Student Loans and Collections Removal Letter
Basic Dispute Letters
Part 3: Use Online Loan Comparisons Carefully
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