Gotcha Capitalism - How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It

What is Gotcha Capitalism? Coughing up $4 fees for ATM transactions. Iron-clad cell phone contracts you can"™t get out of with a crowbar. Paying big bucks for insurance you don"™t need on a rental car or forking over $20 a day for supposedly "free"� wireless internet. Every day we use banks, cell phones, and credit cards. Every day we book hotels and airline tickets. And every day we get ripped off. How?Here are just a few examples of how big business can get you: "¢ You didn"™t fill up the rental car with gas? Gotcha! Gas costs $7 a gallon here. "¢ Your bank balance fell to $999.99 for one day? Gotcha! That"™ll be $12. "¢ You miss one payment on that 18-month same-as-cash loan? Gotcha! That"™ll be $512 extra. "¢ You"™re one day late on that electric bill? Gotcha! All your credit cards now have a 29.99% interest rate. But not for much longer. In Gotcha Capitalism, MSNBC.com"™s "Red Tape Chronicles"� columnist Bob Sullivan exposes the ways we"™re all cheated by big business, and teaches us how to get our money back"“proven strategies that can help you save more than $1, 000 a year. 368 pages