Credit Building Insights
Expert guidance on tradelines, credit repair, and score-building strategies from the Boost Credit 101 team.

I Need to Buy a Tradeline, But I’m Not Sure What to Do With It
So you are in a position where you know that you need to increase your credit scores, and you’ve heard of these things called tradelines, that they can h

What is Tradeline Renting?
Many times we get the question of what is the point of getting tradelines if we don’t guarantee the results? As an example, we had a recent customer who

Certainty and Renting Tradelines
If I buy a tradeline, how much will my score go up? If I buy tradelines, can I get a loan for [X] amount? If I buy a tradeline with 20k limit, can I get

What are Good Tradelines?
Are all tradelines created equal? One of the questions we get asked all the time is how much will a credit score get boosted with a tradeline? It’s not a

Why are Tradelines Expensive?
So you’ve looked at your reports, you need a boost, you’ve heard about these things called tradelines that can boost your score quickly, and you are look

What is the Benefit of AU Tradelines?
So you’ve heard the rumors, being added as an authorized user to a credit card doesn’t actually help your score anymore. Well...shoot, that’s too bad, bu

Tips to Raise Your Credit Score
Rarely at Boost Credit 101 do we get someone calling us up asking about tips, general or specific, on how to raise their credit score. That’s something t

Credit Score is a Scam! But How Do I Get the Better One?
In the Lord of the Rings, Gandalf and the rest of the fellowship try to go over some snowy mountains, but they can’t make it over the pass because that r

Can I Make Money with My Credit Cards?
You’re a responsible adult. Credit Cards? Sure, you’ve got a few. Some of them are even just sitting in a drawer. You are savvy. You are the Harry Potter

What Will Adding Good Authorized User Tradelines Do For Your Credit?
It’s the new year, 2019, and this is the year you’re finally going to get a handle on your credit scores, your credit reports, and get yourself into a po