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Scam-Proof Your Life: 377 Smart Ways to Protect You & Your Family from Ripoffs, Bogus Deals & Other Consumer Headaches
Get inside information from those in the know on how to protect your money, your rights, and your health—with the most complete, practical, and easy-to-follow collection of consumer wisdom ever assembled.
In this essential action guide by dogged consumer reporter Sid Kirchheimer, more than 100 leading experts reveal smart and specific tips, techniques, and tactics that anyone can use to avoid being victimized—financially, physically, or emotionally. Car salesmen disclose secret strategies to save you thousands of dollars on your next vehicle purchase. Repairmen divulge the tricks of their trades … and disclose the advice you’ll need to get superior service at an honest price. Con men and crooks offer defensive directives to deprive thieves of your money, your possessions, and your identity.
Kirchheimer gets the experts to cough up everyday counsel as well. Doctors share simple steps you can take today to guard against medical errors and lower your health-care costs. Attorneys tell how to protect yourself in a courtroom and in daily life. Industry insiders and consumer advocates detail when, where, and how to get the most for your time and They expose all sorts of stealthy solutions for saving when you buy a home or apply for a mortgage, telephone service, or a credit card. They even tell you how to save big on travel arrangements, and how to secure a college scholarship for less-than-Dean’s List students!
Scam-Proof Your Life is the latest work by award-winning consumer crusader Sid Kirchheimer, who writes the popular “Scam Alert” column in The AARP Bulletin —the nation’s most widely circulated newspaper. Kirchheimer is the author of The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II (2 million copies sold), Never Pay Retail , and other critically acclaimed books devoted to empowering ordinary people to protect their money, time, health, and security.
In this essential action guide by dogged consumer reporter Sid Kirchheimer, more than 100 leading experts reveal smart and specific tips, techniques, and tactics that anyone can use to avoid being victimized—financially, physically, or emotionally. Car salesmen disclose secret strategies to save you thousands of dollars on your next vehicle purchase. Repairmen divulge the tricks of their trades … and disclose the advice you’ll need to get superior service at an honest price. Con men and crooks offer defensive directives to deprive thieves of your money, your possessions, and your identity.
Kirchheimer gets the experts to cough up everyday counsel as well. Doctors share simple steps you can take today to guard against medical errors and lower your health-care costs. Attorneys tell how to protect yourself in a courtroom and in daily life. Industry insiders and consumer advocates detail when, where, and how to get the most for your time and They expose all sorts of stealthy solutions for saving when you buy a home or apply for a mortgage, telephone service, or a credit card. They even tell you how to save big on travel arrangements, and how to secure a college scholarship for less-than-Dean’s List students!
Scam-Proof Your Life is the latest work by award-winning consumer crusader Sid Kirchheimer, who writes the popular “Scam Alert” column in The AARP Bulletin —the nation’s most widely circulated newspaper. Kirchheimer is the author of The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II (2 million copies sold), Never Pay Retail , and other critically acclaimed books devoted to empowering ordinary people to protect their money, time, health, and security.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published April 28, 2006
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September 5, 2007
This is an incredibly informative how-to on everything from reducing your flow of junk mail and telemarketers to getting the best house loan. Although the AARP approval made me think it was more for Baby Boomers, I found it incredibly useful for myself as a Gen-Xer. I'm actually considering buying it.
May 13, 2008
Get off mailing lists, get on DO NOT CALL lists, bargain with car salesmen....avoid a bunch of schemes and scams...A must read for everyone who hates all the mail that comes unsolicited, telemarketers, or wants to know when to shop for cars and what to watch out for... and much, much more.
August 8, 2012
I thought it was an interesting read and I definitely learned from this book; it has some useful information. However, if you truly want to "scam-proof" your life I would recommend also looking on the Internet for tips, as some of this information may be outdated.
December 29, 2008
The ususal fare about beware of the greedy people in the U.S. as laws are updated the info gets old.
October 25, 2010
Not so much about scams as savings. It has some good ideas, but also misses a few. For example there is no discussion of the very effective credit freeze device.
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