For a few precious weeks last year, I had perfect credit. Sometime over the summer, I clicked on one of those credit update links, signed in and beheld the magical digits: 850. I had never had perfect ...

I used the Oura Ring and a popular baby monitor to collect our scores over the course of two weeks. Giselle Castro-Sloboda Fitness and Nutrition Writer I'm a Fitness & Nutrition writer for CNET who ...

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Closing your credit cards is usually something to avoid -- especially if you know that you are going to be taking out a large loan soon, such as a car loan. That's because when you close your cards, ...

Chase lowered the credit limit on my Marriott card because I'm not using that credit card as much as I did in the past, since I don't travel as much anymore. I didn't find out until after it was done.