<prompt> Human: Im 33 and have a credit score of 597.Horrible i know.But before i get any horrific judgement Ill go ahead and let you know that i just recently had a year free of heroin and drugs. Ive been trying to unfuck myself but its pretty tough because i did a tremendous amount of damage.I just signed my first 12 month lease EVER to rent a house of which i needed a co signer for the first 6 because of my terrible credit and felonious history and i also just purchased my FIRST used car.Im trying.Just 3 months ago my credit was 428 i believe.I am around 9500 in debt of which most are medical bills. I decided to try for a credit card to help rebuild my credit at the beginning of the year and was surprised that i was actually approved for a Capital One secured card with a 200 limit for only 49 paid up front. I use my card and try to keep my balance at less than 50 towards the end of the month.Im guessing because of this my credit score is now a 597.I recently got a promotion to assistant bar manager and am making around 30,000 a year.I have utilities in my name FOR THE FIRST TIME and a 200 credit limit one my only credit card.How do i proceed from here if i want to keep getting my score up?Im happy with what Ive achieved thus far in only a year but Im getting older and Im trying to make things a bit easier for myself and undo some of the shit show my life had become.Help!?  <response>: How do i proceed from here if i want to keep getting my score up?Just like with your addiction and recovery, you take it one day at a time. Slow and steady wins the race. Make your payments on time and your credit score will continue to go up. 