Credit Management Plan
How to Establish a Credit Management Plan
Creating a credit management plan can be simple if you use a credit management system. Look at the steps below to see what you need to do to setup a plan.
Step 1: Collect all your debts.
The last billed statement will do.
Step 2: Know who it is you owe.
You need to know who it is you owe as well as
how much you owe them.
Step 3: Setup a credit management system.
A simple worksheet will do.
Here's a sample credit management worksheet.
Go ahead and print this worksheet. If you don't
have a printer you can make your own worksheet
and use the sample worksheet as a sample.
Put the following heading on the worksheet.
Creditors
Account Number
Creditor Addresses
Creditor Contact Number
Amount you owe
Monthly Note
Credit Limit
Due Date
Past Due Amount
Past Date You Made A Payment
How many days late
Step 4: Setup a bill paying tracking system to make sure you are paying all creditors on time.
There are many to choose from.
Here's a list of bill paying tracking systems
Envelop system.
Computer Software
Paper System (your own paper system)
Step 5: Keep a check on all three of your credit reports.
Check them often for errors.
Step 6: Dispute any errors you find on credit reports
Step 7: Start Using Credit Wisely
Now continue to do this as long as you have credit and you will be able to keep your credit under control and you will always know when you need to add credit to your financial life.