Chapter 7. Be an Organized Consumer

In this chapter:

  • Organize your approach to grocery shopping to save time and money

  • Clear out catalog clutter

  • Learn to use lists to simplify shopping and reduce excess spending

  • Track online/mail order purchase transactions

This chapter reminds me of the last week of classes each year in elementary school—those days when the academic work was done and we got to finish out the school year with puzzles, games, activities, and contests that let us put the year's new knowledge to use in fun ways.

You've studied hard and learned well in Chapters 16, so in this chapter you get to play. The projects you'll complete here will greatly enhance your efficiency as a consumer, which will in turn make shopping even more fun ...

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