A good credit score is essential to your financial health. Not only is this number used by lenders to determine your creditworthiness, but landlords, employers, cell phone companies, and utility providers may also check it.

If you're one of those people who embrace New Year's resolutions, improving your financial status might be one of the biggies.  Getting your financial health in order is one resolution that you will reap benefits from from years to come. Here 10 ways that you can start today and get on track to a better--and more financially savvy-- version of you.

Due to an increasing number of card fraud incidents in regions across the United States, CU Community Credit Union has made the move to block debit and credit card transactions using CUCCU-issued cards in three additional states: Ohio, New York, and Georgia. Card activity is also blocked in California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.