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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 381.34
EAN: 9780345496133
ISBN: 0345496132
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: December 26, 2007
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: December 26, 2007
Sales Rank: 24519
Studio: Ballantine Books
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What is Gotcha Capitalism?
Coughing up $4 fees for ATM transactions. Iron-clad cell phone contracts you can’t get out of with a crowbar. Paying big bucks for insurance you don’t need on a rental car or forking over $20 a day for supposedly “free” wireless internet. Every day we use banks, cell phones, and credit cards. Every day we book hotels and airline tickets. And every day we get ripped off.
How? Here are just a few examples of how big business can get you:
• You didn’t fill up the rental car with gas?
Gotcha! Gas costs $7 a gallon here.
• Your bank balance fell to $999.99 for one day?
Gotcha! That’ll be $12.
• You miss one payment on that 18-month same-as-cash loan?
Gotcha! That’ll be $512 extra.
• You’re one day late on that electric bill?
Gotcha! All your credit cards now have a 29.99% interest rate.
But not for much longer. In Gotcha Capitalism, MSNBC.com’s “Red Tape Chronicles” columnist Bob Sullivan exposes the ways we’re all cheated by big business, and teaches us how to get our money back–proven strategies that can help you save more than $1,000 a year.
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Rating:  - A must read
Anyone who is concerned about saving money and discovering how companies rip consumers off NEEDS to read this book.Brand new condition - fast delivery from Amazon.
Rating: - This versatile little volume doubles as a fine cover-to-cover read and a handy reference guide!
In the course of any given week it is difficult to estimate just how much legalese, fine print and gobbledygook the average consumer encounters while just trying to take care of routine transactions.There seems to be a fee for just about everything you do these days from your neighborhood bank, your cell and home phone service providers, the internet service you subscribe to and of course the credit card you use to pay for many of these services.There are literally fees on top of fees and it ... Read More
Rating:  - Lots of Laughs
I'm always surprised by what little attention people pay to their money and where it's going. This book is for those people.
Cell phones. I know people who pay $85 a month for their cell phones. My husband and I pay $6.66 a month. You buy a $20 cell phone. Then every three months you buy a "top-up" card for $20. This $20 is a deposit from which you draw to pay for your cell-phone calls as you make them. When the $20 is used up or at the end of three months, whichever comes first, you ... Read More
Rating:  - A much-needed book for our time
This book is well worth having, both to read at first and then keep nearby for possible future reference.Although there is plenty of common sense advice, the information in it is enlightening, especially when it's all together as it is in this book.That, along with its guidance for how to take action, is where this book's main value lies as far as I'm concerned.
If you're already a cynic, reading this book will almost certainly fuel your fire a little more.If you're not, and think ... Read More
Rating: - A very enjoyable read and a good reference.
This book has been a very good read but it is also quite informative. I would advise anyone to read this before they make any large commitment to anything as this will probably save you money and time from bad decisions.
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