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Your Credit Score, Your Money, & What`s at Stake (Paperback) $29.13 Today, a good credit score is essential for getting decent terms on credit–or for getting credit at all. But that's just the beginning: You're now being judged on your credit score by everyone from employers to cellphone carriers. Now, MSNBC/L.A. Times journalist Liz Weston has thoroughly updated her best-selling guide to credit scores, with crucial new information for protecting (or rebuilding) yours. Your Credit Score, Fourth Edition thoroughly covers brand-new laws changing everything from how your credit score can be used to how you can communicate with collectors. This edition also adds simple graphics revealing exactly how much skipped payments, bankruptcies, and other actions will lower your scores, and how long it takes to rebound. You'll find new information on "FAKO" alternative scores… expanded coverage of short sales, foreclosures, the new FICO 8 Mortgage Score, and when to "walk away" from a mortgage… guidance on protecting yourself against new credit risks from social networking and mobile banking… expanded coverage of credit scoring by insurers… and an all-new chapter on safeguarding against unethical or illegal use of credit scores by employers. Weston updates her expert guidance on using FICO 08 to raise your score… fighting lower limits and higher rates… maintaining the right mix of cards and balances… bouncing back from bad credit… choosing credit "solutions" that help, not hurt… and much more! |
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Credit Management Kit for Dummies (Paperback) $46.48 The painless way to manage credit in today`s financial landscapePeople with great credit scores are getting turned down for credit cards and loans for homes and cars. What do they need besides a good score? What are lenders looking for now that they are extremely risk-averse? Repairing broken or damaged credit is one thing, but having to meet today`s much stiffer credit standards requiring that consumers consistently manage their credit is another thing all together. Credit Management Kit For Dummies gives you answers to these questions and insight into these concerns, and also walks you down the correct path to credit application approval. You`ll discover major changes with the Credit CARD (Credit Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure) Act provisions and the new Consumer Financial Protection Legislation Agency; the effect of tightened credit markets on those with good, marginal, or bad credit; new rules and programs including Hope and Government options via the Obama Administration; the best ways to recover from mortgage related credit score hits; tips for minimizing damage after walking away from a home; credit score examples with new ranges; and much more.The pros and cons of credit counselorsThe quickest and most effective way to undo damage from identity theftAdvice and tips about adding information to a credit report, and beefing-up thin creditGuidance for evaluating your Credit Score in today`s economyFannie Mae`s revised guidelines for purchasing mortgagesInformation on significant others (boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse) and credit and debt sharingIRS exceptions to the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act in a mortgage meltdown situationNot just for those who have bad credit and need to repair it, Credit Management Kit For Dummies also serves as an invaluable resource for those with average credit who want, or need, to manage it to get a job, reduce in |
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Score and Rehearsal Preparation (Paperback) $30.71 This text is sure to provide the most practical approach to orchestra and wind band score study ever published. It methodically simplifies preliminary score study and initial rehearsal preparation for all conductors of band, orchestra and chamber ensembles. It is enormously valuable for practicing conductors from elementary school to those leading professional ensembles. As a supplement to undergraduate and graduate level instrumental conducting classes, it is an extremely effective text. The unique features of this innovative publication include: * an easy-to-read format that systematically walks the reader through the entire score-study process * complete full score to Flourish for Wind Band by Vaughan Williams – used as the study score throughout * compositional flowchart of the Vaughan Williams work * Score and Rehearsal Preparation Worksheet that can be reproduced and used with any wind band or orchestral score (and maintained for future use) * seating-arrangement diagrams of nationally renown wind bands and orchestras * comprehensive glossary of standard instrument abbreviations * standard band and orchestra instrumentation reference chart * selective and detailed bibliography containing specific sources that will prove invaluable in the preparation of all instrumental scores |
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The Smart Consumer`s Guide to Good Credit (Paperback) $20.71 Most credit books promise quick fixes and easy solutions to bad credit, but the truth is there is no quick fix when it comes to credit. Your best strategy as a smart consumer is to understand your credit inside and out. Credit expert John Ulzheimer can give you all the tools you need to master the world of credit, before or after you get into trouble, and take the power back into your own hands. Topics covered include: ? The difference between a credit score and a credit report ? The best way to deal with collection agencies ? How to monitor your credit report ? Protecting yourself from identity theft ? The impact of student loans on your credit score ? How to opt out of unwanted credit card offers The Smart Consumer`s Guide to Good Credit answers all of your questions about credit (including the ones you didn`t even know you should be asking!) and yes, even explains the best ways to work toward improving a bad credit score. |
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Credit Hell How to Dig Out of Debt (Paperback) $50.76 Each year, millions of Americans sink further into debt and the sad truth is that most Americans have been conditioned to believe that debt is a normal part of life. If credit problems are adversely affecting your life, there are ways to improve your financial situation, and Credit Hell: How to Dig Out of Debt can show you how. Written by Howard S. Dvorkin–a nationally known expert in the debt counseling field–Credit Hell walks you through the "getting-out-of-debt" process from assessing the state of your finances and developing a budget, to negotiating with your creditors, consolidating your debts, and rebuilding your finances after your money troubles are over. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this user-friendly guide: * Shows you how to deal with important debts like your mortgage, car loans, and taxes owed to the IRS * Discusses why having a good credit history and a high credit score is important; how to order your credit report from each of the three national credit reporting agencies; and what you can do to improve your score and correct problems in your credit records * Educates you about important laws that can protect you when applying for credit, using credit, or if a debt collector is hounding you * Explains when filing for bankruptcy is your best option and provides you with an overview of the process If you want to dig yourself out of debt and stay out of debt in the future, pick up Credit Hell and discover the best way to regain control of your financial life. |
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Royal 17014C Digital Postal Scale $53.99 0.10 oz 10 lb 17014C 17014C Digital Postal Scale 2 g 4.50 kg 17014C Digital Postal Scale Postal Rate Chart Hold Function Pull-out Storage Drawer Digital Postal Scale Gram LCD Letter Not Applicable Ounce Packages Parcel Pound Royal Royal Consumer Information Products, Inc Tare Adjustment www.royal.com |
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Taylor 3890 Digital Food Scale $21.99 2 oz 3 kg 3890 3890 Digital Scale with Measuring Cup 6.60 lb 3890 Digital Scale with Measuring Cup Lithium Battery Cup/ounce conversion chart The most accurate measuring cup measures by weight, not volume, for precise results. Multi-use, easy all purpose kitchen scale plus a measuring cup. It automatically converts 5 preset ingredients – flour, sugar, milk, water and oil – from ounces (weight) to cups (volume). Measures water, oil and milk in cups, fluid ounces or milliliters. Measures flour and sugar in cups, ounces/pounds or grams. General foods and ingredients are measured in ounces/pounds or grams. Auto Shut-off Auto Zero Function Digital Food Scale Fluid Ounce Gram Liter Milliliter Ounce Pound Taylor Taylor Precision Products, Inc www.taylorusa.com |
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How to Read a Nautical Chart (Paperback) $28.48 Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical chartsThe classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that every chart contains; how not to get fooled or run aground by overzooming. Nigel Calder teaches you how to squeeze every ounce of information out of a nautical chart (on your GPS, chartplotter, or nav station) and understand the limits of accuracy for all charts, paper and electronic, raster and vector.This much-awaited second edition addresses the changes in the world of electronic charting, integrated onboard navigation systems, as well as radar overlays and AIS and their interfacing with charts. A new chapter onthe Wiki Revolution explores the mechanisms allowing you to incorporate user-generated content into navigational products and share this content with others—harnessing a user-base never before possible. Calder also explores how 3D-technology and real-time depth and weather information is creating interactive charting capacities that are fundamentally changing how we navigate. Calder`s unique, practical insights will help you to navigate safely for years to come. |
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The Geologic Time Scale 2012 (Paperback) $198.64 The Geologic Time Scale 2012 is the framework for deciphering the history of our planet Earth. The authors have been at the forefront of chronostratigraphic research and initiatives to create an international geologic time scale for many years, and the charts in this book present the most up-to-date, international standard, as ratified by the International Commission on Stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences. This 2012 geologic time scale is an enhanced, improved and expanded version of the GTS2004, including chapters on planetary scales, the Cryogenian-Ediacaran periods/systems, a prehistory scale of human development, a survey of sequence stratigraphy, and an extensive compilation of stable-isotope chemostratigraphy. This book is an essential reference for all geoscientists, including researchers, students, and petroleum and mining professionals. The presentation is non-technical and illustrated with numerous colour charts, maps and photographs. The book also includes a detachable wall chart of the complete time scale for use as a handy reference in the office, laboratory or field.The most detailed international geologic time scale available that contextualizes information in one single reference for quick desktop access. Gives insights in the construction, strengths, and limitations of the geological time scale that greatly enhances its function and its utility. Aids understanding by combining with the mathematical and statistical methods to scaled composites of global succession of events. Meets the needs of a range of users at various points in the workflow (researchers extracting linear time from rock records, students recognizing the geologic stage by their content). |
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