Why Bad Credit Isn't the End of the Road

By Elisha Burberry

Bad credit can be bad news if you need to make an expensive purchase that you can't pay for in cash.

Every financial decision you make will have an effect on your own personal credit rating, whether those decisions prove to be good or bad. This means that it's important to try and make sure the good decisions far outweigh the bad.

Of course it's not always that easy. Take the typical credit card bill, for example. If you have a credit card and you make the minimum monthly payment every month, then your ability to pay what's required on time will be noted as a good point. Your overall debt will also be noted, however, and if you should miss a monthly payment for any reason then that will be added to your credit file too.

Your entire way of dealing with and managing money and your various bills and loans - such as your mortgage for example, if you have one - is recorded on your credit report. Obviously we'd all like to make sure that we have a good credit rating, but sometimes circumstances become challenging and our rating suffers as a result.

The good news is that bad credit ratings can be repaired over time, but if you need to get a
loan urgently before you have a chance to do that - let's say you need to buy a new car because your old one no longer runs, for example - then you need to find a solution. If you rely on your car to get to your place of work then you won't have the time to save up for a new one - you need to find the money somehow, and you need to do it right away.

Luckily there are companies who will help out in this situation. It's quite possible to seek out a company that will supply a car loan to someone with bad credit, whatever the reason may be.

It's important to read the terms of the loan carefully to understand what is being offered, but it does mean that a new car will be within your reach after all.

It's always worth spending an hour or two looking at your finances in this type of situation. By doing so you might well find you can make savings in several areas that will help you to meet your car loan payment every month.

Having a good credit rating can help you to get the best deals on financial products. But even if your credit rating isn't as good as it could be, you'll find that buying items such as a new car can still be within your reach. What's more, keeping on top of your car payments will improve your rating considerably for the future.

Elisha Burberry is an online, freelance journalist and keen traveller and watersports enthusiast. Originally from Scotland, she now resides in London.

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