Michael Finney's Consumer Confidential: The Money-Saving Secrets They Don't Want You to Know

By Michael Finney

Being a good consumer is not only about money, says Michael Finney, it's also about awareness and fairness. Good consumers are concerned about what is fair, for others as well as themselves. Backed by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157675300X
• ISBN13: 9781576753002
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is a must for any consumer

I bought a copy for my self, a friend and my parents. This is a great book! Invaluable info for consumers everywhere.

HERE IS $100,000, NO GIMMICK ...

If you read this book you are guranteed to save more than $100,000 over the next 2-3 decades. This book not only shows you how to save money but also how to live below your means thus saving thousands each year. His topics from insurance, car buying and housing are a must read. If you are looking to invest there is also a topic for you. He also informs you that you cannot have EVERYTHING especially at the SAME TIME!

Michael Finney is AWESOME - and so is the book!

I have enjoyed listening to Michael Finney on KGO radio for years. I didn't always remember what the exact steps were I needed to take or who it was I need to call to address my specifc consumer problem du jour. It is so very helpful to have some of his most valued tips in writing. Definitely a 5 star read!

More value than you can imagine

Reading Michael Finney's Consumer Confidential was a money saving adventure chapter by chapter. Fortunately I read Michael's book prior to purchasing insurance. His book taught me what to look for and what to avoid. I'm absolutely certain that one section alone saved me thousands. As a consumer it is really important to be aware of how others may be attempting to take advantage of us and be prepared not to be manipulated. Michael, with his wonderful simplistic and easy to understand style, teaches us how to heighten our level of awareness and be a smarter consumer. Consumer Confidential is a book that can be read from front to back page by page, or you can pick it up and read it section by section in no particular order. I now keep Consumer Confidential as a handy reference guide.

This book will save you tons of money!

Lots of great advice, broken down into different areas of how consumers can not only protect themselves but take advantage of hidden secrets only the savvy have. Good stuff on insurance scams, buying used cars, mortgage loans...you name it. Quick read but crammed full of neat stuff. You'll probably have to read it more than once to remember it all!