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If you haven't said it yourself, you know someone who has: "I’m just not good at math." Well collectively, as consumers, it's true. And guess what? Retailers know it.
They carefully construct deals and present us with options that look like a pretty good deal. Often times, we unwittingly ignore a better one staring us right in the face.
So how does it work? And how can we learn to spot the deals that actually work in our favor without having to take a crash course in complex arithmetic?
Financial consultant Sheryl Marshall tackles consumer misspending and more on another edition of Everything Money.
Guest:
Sheryl Marshall, financial consultant
