People love to pick sexy investments and use fancy terms like “distressed securities” and “EBITDA” when they focus on getting rich. But they often ignore something that is so simple, so basic, that it just doesn’t seem important: their credit. Ironically, credit is one of the most vital factors in getting rich, but because it’s hard to wrap our minds around it, we often overlook it entirely. It’s time to wake up and pay attention to it, because establishing good credit is the first step in building an infrastructure for getting rich. Think about it: our largest purchases are almost always made
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