Sunday, June 19, 2011

Why is Bad Credit Bad?

By Trent Johnson


Bad credit definitely doesn't have any advantageous effects, and once you get it, it becomes extremely difficult to get rid of. With that being said, it's important for you to fix your bad credit history as soon as you can, before its effects catch up with you. Some of these effects include not being able to apply for loans or get approved for credit cards, which is extremely important for various things.

The worse your credit history becomes, the more problems you can expect to find when looking for loans or banks to approve you of a credit card. If you ever find your dream home or dream car and need to take out a loan just to get it, if you have bad credit history, you can expect to not get much help buying the car. If you do, however, find a place willing to loan you money, it's highly likely that it will come with a high interest rate. Having high interest rates is hazardous to anyone with a low credit score, because if you end up missing a monthly payment, the costs are just going to amass over time and you will end up having to owe an amount that you'll surely be unlikely to pay off.

Another reason you wouldn't want low credit is because if you have low credit, you won't be able to use the benefits of having a credit card to its fullest. For instance, you won't be able to have the rewards that they only offer to people with higher credit scores, such as cash back or travel miles.

It will also be difficult for you to find a place to live if you have bad credit. Forget buying your own house, even apartment landlords may not even accept you if your credit score is too low. They will almost always run your name through a credit report to see whether or not you're trustworthy, and with a low credit score, they can safely assume that you aren't. And even after you find a place to live, if you have bad credit, you can expect the utility companies to require you to pay a security deposit before you can use their services. This includes electricity and phone companies. Your credit score reflects your reliability to the rest of the world, so in order to prove yourself reliable; you need to manage your credit score properly so that it doesn't slip up.

There are no advantages to decreasing your credit score, so you should just fix it as soon as it starts to slip; it will make your life much easier if you do. If you don't manage your credit score, you'll just be digging your own grave. Things will just get worse and worse unless you take action as soon as you see yourself slipping up.




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