<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Credit scores may seem scary and confusing, but they don’t have to be! Yanely Espinal</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">sits down with financial therapist and money coach </span><a href="https://financialtherapyassociation.org/financial-therapist/jasmine-ramirez/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Jasmine Ramirez</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> to talk about what a credit score is, how they’re calculated and what you can do to keep yours high.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Think you’re financially inclined? Dig deeper into credit scores:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Understand </span><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/05/creditscorecalculation.asp"><span style="font-weight: 400">how your credit score is calculated</span></a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Learn more about </span><a href="https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/what-is-the-average-credit-score-by-age-and-what-is-a-good-score-for-my-age"><span style="font-weight: 400">how your age can influence your credit score</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Debunk common </span><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/select/credit-score-myths-debunked/"><span style="font-weight: 400">credit score myths</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> </span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Are you in an educational setting? Here’s a handy <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fpresentation%2Fd%2F1V1LvuQBX5o5MxC289_FNbE0UPkc0EReZ9SPORkbBZRs%2Fedit%23slide%3Did.g2967a9c8b66_0_0&data=05%7C02%7Czsaunders%40marketplace.org%7Cd04a536f2f334f1593fd08dcd0e0c724%7C8245ecb6b08841218e216c093b6d9d22%7C0%7C0%7C638614911075132946%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Jg%2Bp16LkyplAbEiIKiUaYtfzmxA6ePXkj3Fybyv34K0%3D&reserved=0">listening guide</a>. </span></p>
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