By Catherine Powell
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If you've been reading my blogs for long, you'll recall that I've pointed out many times that credit scores are used to determine how much the public pays for insurance. Like it or not, those with higher credit scores pay less for the same insurance products than do those with lower scores. That's because all insurance is based on risk and consumers who have low credit scores are considered a higher risk than those with high credit scores. While this might seem unfair to any consumer with a low score, instead of getting mad why not get even instead. You see, there are a number of ways that every consumer can raise their credit score without breaking the bank. To help point you in the right direction, I've come up with a list of ten ways to raise your credit score.
