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Tricks They Use To Siphon Your Money And How To Stop Them

Darrin Atkins
2 min readNov 28, 2021

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You might have to do some extra work but it can help a lot

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If you feel that you are being cheated on a bill or invoice, you could be right. You should investigate every single expense or cost that comes your way.

When you are busy, you might not have much extra time to check your receipts. But guess what? You could be leaking money left and right.

What can you do about it?

  • Read your receipts
  • Analyze every invoice
  • Examine every cost
  • Find out what is being spent
  • Determine if you are paying the right amount

Mistakes can happen any day of the year when it comes to costs being billed or charged. Your job is to catch mistakes.

  • Is the receipt correct?
  • Were you charged extra?
  • Is the math accurate?
  • How can you talk to?

How do they cheat you and siphon your money away?

  • Double invoicing
  • Hidden charges
  • Extra fees
  • Misc costs
  • Undisclosed charges
  • Extra insurance

As someone who pays the bills, you can certainly question any charge or invoice that comes your way. Examine everything with a laser focus. Find out what is incorrect.

Do your best to make sure that you are paying the correct amount every time. Don’t let anyone cheat you.

Pretty soon you will be able to give mistakes and errors on a regular basis. Then you will start saving money more than you thought possible.

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Darrin Atkins
Darrin Atkins

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