title: The Bargain Hunter's & Smart Consumer's Field Guide: How To Buy Almost Anything For Next To Nothing!
author:  Art Beroff 
description: A smart, sassy, very consumer-friendly guide. If you don't want to save money, don't buy this book! -- <i>Mark Green, former New York City Consumer Affairs Commissioner</i>
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_cvi_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_tp_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_cop_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_toc_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Author’s Note](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_ant_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Introduction](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_itr_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #1: You Buy Financial Products That You Don’t Understand](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_c001_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #2: You Take Financial Advice from the Wrong People](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_c002_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #3: You Make Money More Important Than It Is](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_c003_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #4: You Take on Too Much College Debt](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_c004_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #5: You Buy a House When You Should Rent](xhtml/Schl_9780525622192_epub3_c005_r1.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Dumb Thing #6: You Take on Too Much Risk](xhtml/Schl_978052562