About the Author:
Kathy Spencer,s shopping skills have been featured in the Boston Globe, among other publications. She lives with her family outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
From Booklist:
Boston shopping maven Spencer sure knows her stuffthat is, how to take advantage of coupons, in-store sales, rewards clubs, and the like to reap bargains for nothing (or close to zero). With the help of writer Samantha Rose, the author takes us through a whirlwind of savings strategies and ideas, always executed on the up and up. To break up what could be pages upon pages of instructions, sidebars are liberally appliedhot tips (e.g., snag as many Sunday newspaper inserts as you can), work it (exercises to help you maximize budgets), shoppers hall of fame (testimonials from the parsimonious), and so on. And resources at the end of each chapter provide website URLs. In essence, Spencer and Rose demystify the marketing lingolike blinkies, tearpads, CATSand demonstrate very practical methods to score deals. such as joining product-testing groups or flipping (switching) prescriptions at pharmacies to gain gift cards and further discounts. Yes, Virginia, there is a lot of preparation time and effort involved in shopping for free. On the other hand, Santa could visit more than once a year. --Barbara Jacobs
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