negotiation
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Ditch The Range Scale When Negotiating
5:30AM Azadeh Ensha | Some people are born negotiators, but for most, it’s a skill set that requires honing. Finance weblog Feld Notes suggests improving your powers of persuasion by eliminating ranges from your negotiating vocabulary. More »
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“Up To” And Other Common Car Dealer Phrases To Watch For
10:00AM Azadeh Ensha | Car dealerships have cultivated countless ways to take you for a ride (pun intended). Foremost among them: the use of industry-specific jargon. Consumer-focused automotive web site Edmunds takes a look at common linguistic lies. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | Asking for a better cash price is a good basic negotiating tactic, but you can also score a bargain by asking for extra freebies when you’re making a high value-purchase. More »
Score Free DVDs When You Buy New Tech
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Asking for a better cash price is a good basic negotiating tactic, but you can also score a bargain by asking for extra freebies when you’re making a high value-purchase. More »
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Change Perceptions To Become A Better Negotiator
11:30PM Azadeh Ensha | In this economy, it’s especially important to spend your money wisely. This means you shouldn’t hesitate to haggle where appropriate. Wired Magazine explains how changing perceptions can help you score better deals. More »
Work
Avoid Tipping Your Hand In Salary Negotiations
3:30AM Adam Pash | You’re in the midst of a job interview, your potential boss-to-be seems very interested in what you’ve got to offer, and then she pops the question: “What were you making before?” How should you reply? More »
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Use The Recession As A Bargaining Chip
5:30AM Adam Pash | Reducing your monthly bills by just asking is a powerful technique for saving cash, and in the midst of a recession, you can expect some serious savings. More »
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Top Tips For Talking Your Way Into A Better Deal
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Some people were born to haggle, negotiate, cajole, whatever you call it. The rest of us need some guidance. Here are 10 great negotiating tactics to use next time you want to get more for less. Photo by maveric2003. More »
Tips for Haggling Your Next Purchase
11:15PM Kevin Purdy | Over at the Get Rich Slowly personal finance blog, one buy-savvy reader shares the techniques and thinking she’s used to improve her haggling, a skill many of us have neglected or ignored entirely. Whether at a yard sale or big-box electronics store, changing your angle of approach can often yield solid savings. A few of her suggestions: If I’m at a yard sale or buying a bunch of things, I pile them up and ask for a better price because I’m buying a lot. I always ask if there’s a discount for good customers, and that’s often all it takes to get a discount. I ask, “Can you take $XXX if I promise to give it a good home?” I say, “It’s so cute, I don’t need it, but it’s really attractive, can you take $XXX for it?” It’s amazing how minor a nudge it takes to get something off the price. More »
