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
Introduction | xiii |
Look Beyond the Big Banks for Higher Savings Rates | 11 |
How to Trim the Banks Service Charges | 18 |
Challenge Bank Fees for RRSPs and Other Registered Plans | 24 |
Find the Best Credit Cards for Rewards and Benefits | 30 |
Watch Out for Credit Card Balance Transfers | 38 |
Beware of Penalties when You Break a Closed Mortgage | 45 |
Early by Paul Brick | 52 |
How We Helped a Household Slash Its Telecom Costs by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee | 144 |
How to Make Effective Telecommunications Complaints by John Lawford | 147 |
How to Fight Back Against Big Telecom by Lindsey Pinto | 152 |
STRETCHING YOUR TRAVEL DOLLARS | 155 |
How to Fight Back when an Airline Damages Your Luggage | 159 |
How to Fight Airline Rules That Do Not Make Sense | 163 |
How to Fight Back when a Cruise Line Loses Your Luggage | 166 |
How to Complain to the Canadian Transportation Agency | 170 |
by Matt Goulart | 58 |
KEEPING YOUR FINANCES ON TRACK | 67 |
How to Check on Your Credit Report and Credit Score | 71 |
How to Correct Errors on Your Credit Report by Ross Taylor | 74 |
How to Fight Back when Your Credit History Is a Mess by Ross Taylor | 77 |
How to Make Sure Your Credit History Stays Healthy by Ross Taylor | 80 |
How to Fight Back Against Bad Financial Advice | 82 |
How to Make Sure You Have the Right Investments by Douglas Melville | 85 |
How to Fight for Your Rights as an Investor by Anthony Pichelli | 88 |
How to Recover Losses on Unsuitable Investments by Ken Kivenko | 90 |
How to Fight Back Against the Canada Revenue Agency | 93 |
How to Avoid Getting Penalized on Your TaxFree Savings Account | 96 |
How to Fight Back by Using the Taxpayer Bill of Rights by J Paul Dubé | 99 |
TAMING YOUR TELECOM COSTS | 103 |
How to Negotiate for Better Rates with a Telecom Supplier | 105 |
How to Cut the Cost of Your Home Phone Service | 108 |
How to Save Money on Your Internet Service | 112 |
How to Cut the Cost of Your Cable TV Service | 116 |
How to Save Money on Your Telecom Bills and Get Better Service by Bob Lepp | 120 |
How to Buy a Wireless Phone without a Contract | 123 |
How a Customer Fought Back Against Cancellation Fees | 127 |
How to Save Money with a Prepaid Wireless Plan | 130 |
Avoid Data Roaming Charges when You Travel | 133 |
How a Bell Customer Fought a 10000 Bill for Data Roaming | 135 |
Watch Out for Premium Text Messages on Your Wireless Phone | 137 |
How to Get the Best Value for Your Telecom Dollars by Kim Walker | 140 |
How to Cut Your Telecom Costs by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee | 142 |
How to Enforce Your Airline Flight Rights | 173 |
52 | 176 |
What to Do with Your Prescription Drugs when You Travel | 179 |
How to Avoid Getting in Trouble when Booking Hotels Online | 181 |
55 | 184 |
How to Avoid Paying Medical Bills when Crossing the Border | 186 |
How to Choose Trip Cancellation and Trip Interruption Insurance | 189 |
58 | 192 |
How to Avoid Losing the Travel Reward Points You Collected | 194 |
60 | 198 |
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST POOR RETAIL SERVICE | 201 |
How to Fight Back when a Store Refuses to Give a Refund | 205 |
How to Get Your Money Back when You Pay with Your Credit Card | 209 |
How to Return a Purchase That You Make Online | 213 |
How to Avoid Getting into Trouble with Online Purchases | 216 |
How to Fight Back Against Online Fraud by David Malamed | 218 |
How to Fight Back when You Find a Pricing Error | 220 |
How to Avoid Losing Money on a Gym Membership | 226 |
PROTECTING YOUR BIGDOLLAR | 233 |
How to Fight Back Against Car Leasing Charges | 241 |
How to Fight Back in a Phony Real Estate Bidding | 248 |
USING YOUR COMMUNICATION | 257 |
How to Create a Circle of Eyes on a Company You Want | 263 |
How to Use Twitter to Put Pressure on a Business | 270 |
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| Title | Fight Back: 81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect Yourself from Corporate Trickery |
| Author | Ellen Roseman |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1118300882, 9781118300886 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General Law / Banking |
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