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Online Resources Can Help You in Building a Strong Credit History
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IN TODAY'S UNCERTAIN ECONOMY, BUILDING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE--AND A STRONG CREDIT HISTORY--IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. HOWEVER, NOW, THERE ARE GREAT ONLINE RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS THAT ARE FREE AND EASY-TO-USE--AND THEY CAN HELP ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ECONOMIC BACKGROUND, LEARN THE BASICS OF CREDIT AND HOW TO AVOID THE PITFALLS. CITI'S "USE CREDIT WISELY" WEBSITE HELPS CONSUMERS GET A HANDLE ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNING A CREDIT CARD--BY OFFERING INTERACTIVE ONLINE TOOLS THAT HELP MAKE SENSE OF TODAY'S SOMETIMES-HARD-TO-UNDERSTAND CREDIT-CARD PRODUCTS AND TERMS. TERMS LIKE "A-P-R", "PERIODIC RATE", "STATEMENT-CLOSING DATE", AND "BALANCE TRANSFER" ARE COMMON--BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS EASILY UNDERSTOOD. THE ONLINE, INTERACTIVE CREDIT-CARD STATEMENT GIVES CLEAR AND CONCISE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS THAT EVERY CARD-MEMBER NEEDS TO KNOW IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MONTHLY CREDIT-CARD STATEMENTS. LEARNING HOW TO READ YOUR STATEMENT WILL HELP YOU PINPOINT THE KEY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT ONLINE TOOL, VISIT "USE-CREDIT-WISELY"-DOT-COM.
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