Beat the System: 1,200 Tips for Coming Out on Top in Every Deal and Transaction

The hundreds and hundreds of money- and time-saving tips in this book will empower any consumer. Slash your taxes. Grab up the best bargains. Negotiate the best possible deals. Smash through bureaucracies to get the service you deserve. And send the scam artists packing. Fifteen talented consumer journalists compiled this empowering book – among them two lawyers, an accountant, a personal finances columnist, a fashion editor, a master mechanic, and a minister-psychotherapist. Read Beat the System! cover to cover, and their advice will emerge when you need it most, like the proverbial “uncle in the business” whispering in your ear. Or dip in as the need arises – say, the next time you hire a plumber or sell an old car – and you will find an impressive briefing on how “the system” works and how you can swing it to your advantage.