Giveaway: “The Practical Negotiator.”

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ecA time-honored frugal hack is to negotiate — salary, real estate, holiday arrangements (your parents’ house? his parents’ house?), the price of that beater you want to buy from Craigslist.

Trouble is, many people don’t really know how to negotiate — they’ve never seen it done, they lack self-confidence or face a cultural barrier with regard to haggling.

This week’s giveaway can help.

“The Practical Negotiator: How to Argue Your Point, Plead Your Case and Prevail in Any Situation” was written by Steven P. Cohen, president of The Negotiation Skills Company Inc.

Although some people associate the word with backroom politics or high-stakes business, the author says that negotiation “takes place in the daily life of regular people who are trying to reach collaborative agreement in the family unit, on the job or as a consumer.”

Cohen’s book will show you how to deal effectively with co-workers, supervisors, nasty neighbors, cranky relatives, credit card companies, contractors and spouses. You’ll learn to assess a situation and stand up for your own best interests while crafting a deal that doesn’t run roughshod over others.

To enter:

If you do any (or all!) of these things, please leave separate, additional comments to get credit for each entry.

The deadline is 7 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 30. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 7 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Oct. 1, I’ll pull another name.

Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, a winner outside the United States will receive a gift card.

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68 thoughts on “Giveaway: “The Practical Negotiator.””

  45. I could really use this book. I am terrible at it and always feel guilty when trying to negotiate a price, even when I think its too high. I am a recent addition to your followers.

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