YFP 380: Understanding & Improving Your Credit

Your Financial Pharmacist

Tim Ulbrich and Tim Baker discuss the role of credit in financial planning: why it matters, how it works, what makes up a credit score, common credit misconceptions and more.

Summary

In this episode, Tim Ulbrich and Tim Baker discuss the role of credit in financial planning. They explore why credit matters, how it works, and how it influences important areas in your financial plan.

Tim and Tim break down the factors that make up a credit score, from payment history and credit utilization to the age of credit and hard inquiries.

They also dispel common credit myths, essential strategies for protecting your credit and identity, including the importance of monitoring credit reports.

About Today's Guest

Tim Baker is the Co-Founder and Director of Financial Planning at Your Financial Pharmacist. Founded in 2015, YFP is a fee-only financial planning firm and connects with the YFP community of 12,000+ pharmacy professionals via the Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast podcast, blog, website resources and speaking engagements.

Tim attended the United States Military Academy majoring in International Relations and branching Armor. After his military career, he worked as a logistician with a major retailer and a construction company. After much deliberation, Tim decided to make a pivot in his career and joined a small independent financial planning firm in 2012. In 2016, he launched his own financial planning firm Script Financial and in 2019 merged with Your Financial Pharmacist. Tim now lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife (Shay), three kids (Olivia, Liam and Zoe), and dog (Benji).

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• Intuit CreditKarma
• FICO
• Vantage Score
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