(This is in continuation of my previous post titled "Improving credit". I thought of adding few more points)
Once you have created a monthly budget with all your expenses laid out you can start working hard so as to continue saving money and thereby paying back any remaining debt in order to improve your credit. The key here is to stay focused and not going back to your old habit of using credit card for purchasing items, which are not essential. You must always try to pay your expenses in cash unless they are life dependent. You must remember to use credit cards only if you are certain of paying the credit card bill off on time.
In the route to improve credit you must make sure to pay all your bills on time. Even if it is your telephone bill or electricity bill making a habit of paying them off on time surely helps in the long run. If you frequently default to pay off monthly bills or pay them late your credit standing will drop drastically. You must remember the time when you bills are due and make the urgent payments on time.