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US Residents may obtain credit scores through the major credit bureaus:

Equifax

By law, you are entitled to obtain your credit score. There is a fee of $6.95 to obtain your credit score from Equifax Information Services.

To request your credit score, please contact:

Equifax Information Services LLC
P.O. Box 105167
Atlanta, GA 30348
or call
1-877-SCORE-11

If you are in the process of obtaining a mortgage, you may be entitled to free credit score information. Contact the person making or arranging your loan for further information.

Experian

Order online for only $5.00 or purchase by phone by calling 1-888-322-5583

TransUnion

The TransUnion Personal Credit Score can only be received with your TransUnion Personal Credit Report. The cost of the credit report varies from free to $9.50. The TransUnion Personal Credit Score costs $5.95 in addition to the cost of the credit report.

Canadian Residents may obtain credit scores through the major credit bureaus:

Equifax, CA

Score Power is the only product that offers you access to your FICO credit score. Score Power provides your FICO score, the Equifax Credit Report the score is based on and a full explanation of your score with tips on how to improve it over time.  Your FICO Score plus your Equifax Credit Report for $21.95 CDN.

TransUnion, CA

You can order, in addition to your credit report, online for $7.95.

HypnoBudgets

It’s that time again. This year I’ve got a whole long list of resolutions. That’s right. New years is just two days away. I’ve got my list. Do you have yours? If you are like more than half of all American’s the answer is no.

Eight years ago I moved to Salt Lake with very little. My son, my computer and my car. The rest of what I had fit in my car. Clothing. Nothing else. That was it. Six months later we still hadn’t accumulated much more. So it was a devastating loss when the car broke down that last time. With no money to fix it I had to let it go. My only option was public transportation.

You know you’re in trouble when you turn on the cold water faucet and what comes out is hot water for the first three or four minutes.  Its supposed to be 102F here today.  That’s pretty hot. And I have two cats. Complete with fur. How do they stay cool in the summer? We always hear how someone left a dog in a car and they had a heat stroke but what about our cats?

What do beans and left over salad have in common? Both can be tossed into a burrito for a cheap, filling meal.

Plasma donation. I does it.


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