Fight Back: 81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect Yourself from Corporate TrickeryMoney-saving advice from Canada's leading consumer advocate In this book Ellen Roseman distills the financial advice she gives in her columns and blogs into 81 quick tips that all Canadians can use to help them spend sensibly, save money, and avoid costly consumer traps. This book of "personal finance greatest hits" is filled with illustrative examples and cautionary advice from Roseman and stories from her faithful readers. Filled with a wealth of information, the book includes the low-down on dealing with banks and car dealers, cutting costs of communication services, improving your credit, buying and renovating a home, fighting online fraud, ensuring you have the right insurance, and more.
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Contents
Get a Higher Interest Rate on Your Savings | |
Look Beyond theBigBanks for HigherSavingsRates | |
How to Cut the Cost of Your Cable TV Service | |
How to Fight Back when You Miss a Discount You Deserve | |
Watch Out for Foreign Exchange Conversion Fees | |
Find the Best Credit Cards forRewards andBenefits Chapter 10 Find the Best Credit Card if You Carry a Balance | |
Beware ofPenalties when YouBreak a ClosedMortgage Chapter 14 How a Customer Fought Back Against a Banks Mortgage | |
How to Outsmartthe Banksat TheirOwn Game Use your Banks ABMs Get Mobile Banking Maximize your Bank Account | |
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How to Complain tothe Canadian Transportation Agency | |
What to Do with Your Prescription Drugs when You Travel | |
Tips | |
How to Avoid Being Denieda Refund onUnused Hotel | |
How to Fight Back Against a Car Rental Companys | |
Fighting Back Against Poor Retail Service | |
How to FightBack when a Store Refuses to Give a Refund Chapter 62 How to Get Your Money Back when You Pay with Your Credit Card | |
Howto Get the BestService froma Bank | |
How to Make Sure YourCredit History Stays Healthy | |
How to Make Sure You Have the Right Investments | |
Howto Recover Losses on Unsuitable Investments | |
Review your Needs for the Home Phone Features and Options | |
Watch Out for Premium Text Messages on Your Wireless | |
Get Special Deals in Writing | |
How to Make Effective Telecommunications Complaints | |
How to Fight Back when a Cruise Line Loses Your | |
How to Return a Purchase That You Make Online | |
Howto Avoid Getting into Trouble with Online Purchases Chapter 65 How to Fight Back Against Online Fraud Chapter 66 How to Fight Back when ... | |
How to Avoid Losing Money on a Gym Membership Chapter 69How to Decide on Getting an Extended Warranty Part 6 Protecting your BigDollar ... | |
How Not to Get Stung when Buying aNewly BuiltHome | |
How to Write the Perfect Complaint Letter | |
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