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How to Use a FICO Score Simulator

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A FICO score simulator is software program designed to help you improve your FICO credit score. The FICO score is the main credit score that lenders use to determine individual interest rates and whether the person even qualifies for a loan. The FICO score simulator will show you what you need to do to raise your FICO score.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Buy FICO score simulator software. Find one option in the Resources section. The expense can pay off in the long run because the software could improve your financial life.

  2. Step 2

    Download your credit report into the software or enter it in by hand. This is the data that the FICO score simulator will use to show you how to improve your credit score over the short and long terms.

  3. Step 3

    Compute how much money you will make over the next few years and how much you will spend. Type into the FICO score simulator how you plan to pay your credit card and other bills over the next couple years.

  4. Step 4

    Watch as your credit score goes up or down over time based on how well you pay your bills. The software actually creates a graph showing your success or failures.

  5. Step 5

    Determine the best course of action if you need to raise your credit score in two years in order to purchase a home. The FICO score simulator can show you the best route to creating a higher credit score, so you can achieve your personal financial dreams.

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