If you’ve ever seen any of your FICO credit scores in the past, chances are you paid for them, probably anywhere from $12 to $15.

Recently, however, myFICO.com (the consumer website of Fair Isaac, creator of the FICO score) introduced a new trial service that lets you get a free FICO score instantly online.

What’s the catch? You get the free credit score when you agree to a 10-day trial offer for FICO’s Score Watch product, a credit monitoring service. I don’t know how long this freebie will last. But in my opinion, this is a really good offer.

Although I’ve written extensively about the benefits of credit monitoring, if you don’t want it, just cancel the Score Watch service within 10 days, and you still get to see your FICO credit score immediately. Read the rest of this article on AskTheMoneyCoach.com