Fight Back
81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect Yourself from Corporate Trickery
(Sprache: Englisch)
Money-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...
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...
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Money-saving advice from Canada's leading consumer advocateIn 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.
* Offers an easy-to-use guide for being smart with your money
* Includes how to advice on handling the most common financial pitfalls
* Contains the best advice from Ellen Roseman's columns and blogs
* Written by Canada's most popular and savvy consumer advocate
Don't spend another dollar until you read Ellen Roseman's best-ever tips for saving money and making wise financial decisions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Fight Back “
Foreword by Dave Chilton xiIntroduction xiii
PART 1: OUTSMARTING THE BANKS 1
1. Get a Higher Interest Rate on Your Savings 5
2. How to Fight Back when a Bank Cuts the Interest on Your Savings 8
3. Look Beyond the Big Banks for Higher Savings Rates 11
4. How to Get Higher Savings Rates without Getting Burned 15
5. How to Trim the Bank's Service Charges 18
6. How to Fight Back when You Miss a Discount You Deserve 21
7. Challenge Bank Fees for RRSPs and Other Registered Plans 24
8. Watch Out for Foreign Exchange Conversion Fees 27
9. Find the Best Credit Cards for Rewards and Benefits 30
10. Find the Best Credit Card if You Carry a Balance 35
11. Watch Out for Credit Card Balance Transfers 38
12. Watch Out for Expensive Credit Card Insurance 41
13. Beware of Penalties when You Break a Closed Mortgage 45
14. How a Customer Fought Back Against a Bank's Mortgage Penalty 49
15. How to Avoid Interest Penalties when Paying Off Your Mortgage Early by Paul Brick 52
16. Why It Pays to Know Your Rights by Ursula Menke 55
17. How to Outsmart the Banks at Their Own Game by Matt Goulart 58
18. How to Get the Best Service from a Bank by Douglas Melville 60
19. How to Get the Best Service from a Bank if You Own a Business by Douglas Melville 63
PART 2: KEEPING YOUR FINANCES ON TRACK 67
20. How to Check on Your Credit Report and Credit Score 71
21. How to Correct Errors on Your Credit Report by Ross Taylor 74
22. How to Fight Back when Your Credit History Is a Mess by Ross Taylor 77
23. How to Make Sure Your Credit History Stays Healthy by Ross Taylor 80
24. How to Fight Back Against Bad Financial Advice 82
25. How to Make Sure You Have the Right Investments by Douglas Melville 85
26. How to Fight for Your Rights as an Investor
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by Anthony Pichelli 88
27. How to Recover Losses on Unsuitable Investments by Ken Kivenko 90
28. How to Fight Back Against the Canada Revenue Agency 93
29. How to Avoid Getting Penalized on Your Tax-Free Savings Account 96
30. How to Fight Back by Using the Taxpayer Bill of Rights by J. Paul Dubé 99
PART 3: TAMING YOUR TELECOM COSTS 103
31. How to Negotiate for Better Rates with a Telecom Supplier 105
32. How to Cut the Cost of Your Home Phone Service 108
33. How to Save Money on Your Internet Service 112
34. How to Cut the Cost of Your Cable TV Service 116
35. How to Save Money on Your Telecom Bills and Get Better Service by Bob Lepp 120
36. How to Buy a Wireless Phone without a Contract 123
37. How a Customer Fought Back Against Cancellation Fees 127
38. How to Save Money with a Prepaid Wireless Plan 130
39. Avoid Data Roaming Charges when You Travel 133
40. How a Bell Customer Fought a $10,000 Bill for Data Roaming 135
41. Watch Out for Premium Text Messages on Your Wireless Phone 137
42. How to Get the Best Value for Your Telecom Dollars by Kim Walker 140
43. How to Cut Your Telecom Costs by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee 142
44. How We Helped a Household Slash Its Telecom Costs
by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee 144
45. How to Make Effective Telecommunications Complaints by John Lawford 147
46. How to Fight Back Against Big Telecom by Lindsey Pinto 152
PART 4: STRETCHING YOUR TRAVEL DOLLARS 155
47. How to Fight Back when an Airline Damages Your Luggage 159
48. How to Fight Airline Rules Th at Do Not Make Sense 163
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27. How to Recover Losses on Unsuitable Investments by Ken Kivenko 90
28. How to Fight Back Against the Canada Revenue Agency 93
29. How to Avoid Getting Penalized on Your Tax-Free Savings Account 96
30. How to Fight Back by Using the Taxpayer Bill of Rights by J. Paul Dubé 99
PART 3: TAMING YOUR TELECOM COSTS 103
31. How to Negotiate for Better Rates with a Telecom Supplier 105
32. How to Cut the Cost of Your Home Phone Service 108
33. How to Save Money on Your Internet Service 112
34. How to Cut the Cost of Your Cable TV Service 116
35. How to Save Money on Your Telecom Bills and Get Better Service by Bob Lepp 120
36. How to Buy a Wireless Phone without a Contract 123
37. How a Customer Fought Back Against Cancellation Fees 127
38. How to Save Money with a Prepaid Wireless Plan 130
39. Avoid Data Roaming Charges when You Travel 133
40. How a Bell Customer Fought a $10,000 Bill for Data Roaming 135
41. Watch Out for Premium Text Messages on Your Wireless Phone 137
42. How to Get the Best Value for Your Telecom Dollars by Kim Walker 140
43. How to Cut Your Telecom Costs by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee 142
44. How We Helped a Household Slash Its Telecom Costs
by Heather Morgan and Mike Weatherbee 144
45. How to Make Effective Telecommunications Complaints by John Lawford 147
46. How to Fight Back Against Big Telecom by Lindsey Pinto 152
PART 4: STRETCHING YOUR TRAVEL DOLLARS 155
47. How to Fight Back when an Airline Damages Your Luggage 159
48. How to Fight Airline Rules Th at Do Not Make Sense 163
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Autoren-Porträt von Ellen Roseman
Ellen Roseman is a journalist who sticks up for ordinary Canadians. As a long-time advocate for consumer rights, she's become a brand name for activism and a champion at helping consumers fight back against injustices. Her columns appear three times a week in the Toronto Star and her popular blog, EllenRoseman.com, has been online since 2007. She's the author of seven books, including Money 101: Every Canadian's Guide to Personal Finance and Money 201: More Personal Finance Advice for Every Canadian. She teaches investing and personal finance at the University of Toronto's continuing studies department and Ryerson University's Chang School, and is on the board of FAIR (Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights) and Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ellen Roseman
- 2014, 1. Auflage, 288 Seiten, Maße: 15,2 x 22,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118300882
- ISBN-13: 9781118300886
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.04.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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