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Fixing your own credit score is not a hard thing to accomplish for many people. There are many very good credit repair kits that you can use to assist you in the process. However one thing that many of these credit repair books leave out is things not to do when fixing your credit score. Below is a list of the three most common thing people do when doing self credit repair, avoid these mistakes and your chances for a higher scores will improve.

Things You Should Never Do When Fixing Your Credit

Apply For More Credit-If your score is low because of negatives on your report the last thing you should do is start applying for new credit all over town.  If you do feel you need to secure some credit look into secured charge cards because the approval percentage is very high compared to traditional credit sources.

Pay Late On Accounts- If you have  accounts that are open the last thing you want to do is pay them late when  you are trying to fix your credit report. One single 30 day late period can drop your score 50 points or more and erase all the hard work you have done up until that point. To make sure you do not pay late try using an automated online bill pay service and have the payment sent a day or two before it is due automatically each month.

Constantly Check Your Credit Score-When you are fixing your credit report and score you should never keep checking it to see if it is improving. Even if you are having negative accounts removed from your report it can take 30-60 days before it reports on your credit report. It is safer to complete the credit repair and remove all the negative items you can and then check your scores. Constantly pulling your credit can have a negative affect on your score and may cause you to be working against yourself!