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Why You Shouldn’t Care About Your Credit Score

Why You Shouldn’t Care About Your Credit Score

Almost every day, I (guest host Jeremy Schneider) hear someone mention their credit score.

After being in school our entire young lives, we must all crave for someone to give us another grade.

And when the ol’ FICO corporation is slapping a big number on all of us…

…we excitedly spend every waking moment trying to improve (or maintain) it.

But here’s the problem: Focusing on your credit score is a TERRIBLE way to win with money.

You’re putting your energy towards precisely the wrong thing.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing why you shouldn’t care about your credit score + what you should be focusing on instead!

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Taylor R. Schulte, CFP®

I worked for large wealth management firms for half of my career. They spent more time talking about how to make the firm more money than how to make clients more money. I set out to change that.