There are many ways to improve your credit scores. Many of the methods available are free or cost very little.
Start by listing out all your debts & rank them in importance order. This may seem like an easy thing to do but it s probably the most difficult step as seeing all your debts listed & totaled in front of you is quite scary.
Rank each of these debts starting with the one you think you need to pay off first. This may no necessarily be the largest debt. Many factors contribute to this. For example, your mortgage should be your first priority. Then perhaps a small debt on which your get a high interest charge. If you pay smaller debts off first the process seems more manageable as you have a lower number of debts to pay off. Also, by paying off higher interest debts first you have more to put towards other debts.
As you start to pay off your debts, your credit score will improve. Once this happens, consider trying to refinance any existing debts on to loans with lower interest rates. Doing so could save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in the long run. With your better credit score, you should be able to find much cheaper finance much more easily available to you.
Many credit cards offer very low or zero percent interest rate periods for balance transfers. Most of these have a fixed timeline, normally around 6 months. Once this timeline is up you should consider moving to another low or zero percent interest credit card company to ensure you pay the least amount of interest possible.
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