Credit Report

Recessionista knows the value of good credit (her credit score is 802, thank you very much) but is frustrated by commercials with singing pirates that promise a free credit report -- because that song comes with strings! There's no need to sign up for any service to get a free credit report. Just go to www.annualcreditreport.com. Everyone is entitled to a free report from each of the 3 major agencies (TRW, Equifax, and I can't recall the third but as Meatloaf sang, two out of three ain't bad).

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