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Should you buy that smartphone at full price now or wait for the sale Shopping can be fun but also stressful especially on a teen sized budget That s why it s important to be a critical consumer It s easy to spend money but how do you save With helpful tips and math word problems BE SMART ABOUT SHOPPING will show you how to make smart financial decisions avoid the bad deal and get the most for your money Be Smart About Shopping The Critical Consumer and Civic Financial Responsibility Be smart about money and financial literacy This book is prat of a series of books that are written on the subject of financial responsibility and aimed it appears at teenagers This is the sort of short but interesting book that one can easily imagine being read for fun by young people to the extent that they are interested in such matters or that would be assigned as a textbook as part of a high school class on adulting Lest we laugh too much about the basic nature of the material in this book the material in this book and its series as a whole which includes works about college and careers credit investing and money as whole is certainly a worthwhile endeavor Shopping is something even the least inclined people among us do a fair amount of for to live in such a world as our own requires the purchase of a great many goods and services and how to do so intelligently is a worthwhile skill that can remove from life a great deal of irritation and problems It is not hard at all to imagine that this book has a large and appreciative audience and if it doesn t it should. Book be smart about shopping for food This particular book is about 50 pages in length and is divided into six chapters The book begins with the author stating that shopping comes from the money that belongs to the consumer 1 This is followed by a discussion of priorities We buy goods and services for different reasons and thinking seriously about these reasons is important in making us a smarter shopper 2 After this the author urges the reader to compare and decide as different products and services we are purchasing can be compared on a great many grounds including our personal preferences and various cost measures 3 After this the author urges the reader to take care of the principle of buyer beware and to be cautious of fine print as well as various other issues relating to such things as warranties 4 This is followed by a call for the reader to be aware of their rights 5 especially those consumer protections that are present in different areas that help deal with the worst sorts of business abuses that exist Finally the author urges the reader to consider the bigger picture about shopping 6 including dealing with matters of civic responsibility one s goals relating to wealth and others and even such matters as microlending and the impact of shopping on the outside world Each chapter has a do the math section at the end of each chapter of the book and the book as a whole ends with a glossary suggestions for further reading an answer key and an index 32 Good introduction to consumer considerations for those 10 12 years old 32