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Fight Back

81 Ways to Help You Save Money and Protect Yourself from Corporate Trickery

by (author) Ellen Roseman

Publisher
Wiley
Initial publish date
Jan 2013
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781118300886
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $22.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781118301487
    Publish Date
    Dec 2012
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

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 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.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Ellen Roseman is a journalist who sticks up for ordinary Canadians. As a long-time ad- vocate 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).