HACK 79 Spend Money to Save Money (and Time)

Some financial startups will do all the work of negotiating your phone, cable TV, and Internet bills for you. That means they wait on hold, haggle with customer service representatives, and seal the deal for you without you ever needing to say a peep. All you have to do is upload your latest billing statement.

In exchange for this service, you pay a portion of the achieved savings to the negotiation service; but then you continue saving all year long. Depending on how much they can negotiate your bill, the savings can add up to a significant amount. And consider the time you’ll save by outsourcing this task.