TITLE : ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR CONSUMERS. 3RD ED.

 
 
Chapter 1: The Age of the Consumer 1
 
Chapter 2: The Information Glut 13
 
Chapter 3: The Consumer Gets a ioice 35
           Consumer Issue A: How to Get Help for Consumer Problems 51
           Consumer Issue B: How to Use a Small Claims Court 65
 
Chapter 4: Making Up Your Mind 71
 
Chapter 5: The Economics of Love and Pain 91
           Consumer Issue C: Making a Decision about Children 106
 
Chapter 6: The Consumer as Wage Earner 113
           Consumer Issue D: How to Choose and Start a Career 127
 
Chapter 7: You Have to Live with What You Have 131
           Consumer Issue E: How to Budget Your Limited Income 149
 
Chapter 8: The High Cost of Living 159
           Consumer Issue F: Protecting Yourself Against Inflation 173
 
Chapter 9: Consuming Energy 179
           Consumer Issue G: Cutting Down Energy Costs 190
 
Chapter 10: Banks and the Banking System 197
            Consumer Issue H: How to Choose a Bank 210
 
Chapter 11: The Overextended American 215
            Consumer Issue I: Coping with the Credit Maze 238
            Appendix l: Going into Personal Bankruptcy 250
 
Chapter 12: The $400 Billion Stomach 253
            Consumer Issue J: How to Get the Most for Your Food Dollar
               283
 
Chapter 13: More Than Just Keeping Warm 293
            Consumer Issue K: Getting the Most for Your Clothes
            Shopping Dollar 309
 
Chapter 14: Putting a Roof over Your Head 315
            Consumer Issue L: Buying, Selling, and Insuring a Place to
            Live 343
            Consumer Issue M: Renting a Place to Live 360
 
Chapter 15: The Appliance Society 367
            Consumer Issue N: Buying and Servicing Your Consumer
            Durables 380
 
Chapter 16: Getting There by Car Is Half the Worry 387
            Consumer Issue O: Buying Transportation 404
 
Chapter 17: The Health Care Dilemma 419
            Consumef Issue P: How to Keep Your Medical Costs Down 439
            Appendix 11  Providing for the Ultimate Expense 449
 
Chapter 18: Other Forms of Protection: Life Insurance and Social
            Security 453
            Consumer Issue Q: How to Meet Your Insurance Needs 481
 
Chapter 19: Saving 489
            Consumer Issue R: How to Save 507
 
Chapter 20: Investing 513
            Consumer Issue S: How to Be a Rational Investor 529
 
Chapter 21: Paying for Government 541
            Consumer Issue T: Easing Your Tax Burden 558
 
Chapter 22: Leisure, Recreation and Travel 565
            Consumer Issue U: Before You Spend Your Vacation Dollar
576
 
Chapter 23: Retirement and the Golden Years 581
            Consumer Issue V: Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning 593
            Appendix III: How to Make Out Your Will 600
            Appendix IV: Estate Planning Considerations for Women 603
 
Index of Glossary Terms 605
Index 607