360: Credit Boosting 101 - 6 Simple Steps to Build and Improve Your Credit Score
The Clever Girls Know Podcast
Bola Sokunbi
4.8 • 898 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Boost Your Credit Score with These 6 Simple Steps! Your credit score impacts everything from getting loans to securing the best rates on a car or home. But improving it doesn’t have to be confusing or overwhelming.
On this podcast, I’ll break down 6 actionable steps to build credit confidence and improve your score, no matter where you’re starting from. Ready to take control of your credit? Let’s dive in!
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| 0:00.8 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever Girls No Podcast. |
| 0:04.9 | This is Bola Shokunbi. I'm the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance. |
| 0:10.4 | The Clever Girls No podcast is a podcast for women, offering a space for conversations around personal finance, business, life, and living. |
| 0:20.1 | I'd love for you to subscribe to this podcast, and you can do that |
| 0:22.9 | everywhere you listen to your podcast episodes. And if you love what you listen to, head on over |
| 0:27.7 | to iTunes and leave a review so that other amazing women, just like you, can find this podcast as |
| 0:33.4 | well. I'd also love for you to stop by Clevergirlfinance.com. We have new content on the |
| 0:40.3 | blog multiple times a week. We have over 30 plus free courses. Plus when you sign up for a course, |
| 0:46.4 | you can talk to a Clever Girl Finance mentor for free to get encouragement, motivation, or if you |
| 0:52.4 | just want to have an open, no shame, no judgment, girl talk. |
| 0:57.9 | Finally, check out our YouTube channel. Just search Clever Girl Finance on YouTube. And if you don't |
| 1:04.9 | already follow us on Instagram, you can find us at Clever Girl Finance. Okay, so let's get into today's episode. |
| 1:13.1 | Your credit score can impact everything from securing a home loan to getting the best financing |
| 1:19.5 | on a car or even getting a job. And sometimes building or improving your credit can be overwhelming, |
| 1:26.0 | but not to worry, I am here to break it down |
| 1:28.8 | and show you how to boost your credit today. To help you get to the point where you are |
| 1:33.0 | improving your credit, building credit confidence, and making smart credit decisions, starting |
| 1:38.7 | with tip number one, which is to know your current score and check your credit report. |
| 1:45.6 | So the first step to building credit confidence is knowing where you are right now, knowing what your credit score currently |
| 1:50.1 | is now. So you know what steps to take. You can craft an action plan to improve or maintain |
| 1:56.3 | your credits. Your credit score is just one number, but it is based on your entire credit history, |
| 2:02.6 | which is basically a history of how well you have paid your bills in terms of the credit that |
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