• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Ask Liz Weston

Get smart with your money

  • About
  • Liz’s Books
  • Speaking
  • Disclosure
  • Contact

9 bills where you can cut a better deal

March 8, 2017 By Liz Weston

The word “bills” used to be synonymous with “fixed expenses.” But there’s nothing fixed about many of the bills a typical household pays today.

Some bills have introductory rates that expire, shooting monthly costs skyward. Others offer secret discounts or upgrades to those in the know. Providers constantly tweak their plans and pricing, which means long-term customers can overpay by hundreds of dollars a year.

In my latest for the Associated Press, a look at 9 bills where you can negotiate a better deal.

Related Posts

  • How to Pay Bills When You Can’t Pay Your Bills

    When Bruce McClary was a housing counselor, his clients regularly showed up for appointments with…

  • How to handle your medical bills

    When she was 19, writer Emily Maloney found herself facing about $50,000 in medical debt…

  • 5 ways to deal with money envy

    If you’ve ever scrolled through social media posts only to be gripped with envy when…

  • What to do when you can't pay your bills

    The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could be profound. Many people are already losing…

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: bills, monthly expenses, negotiating

Primary Sidebar

Search

Copyright © 2025 · Ask Liz Weston 2.0 On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in