Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day — and What You Can Do About It

by Bob Sullivan

Ten years ago, Bob Sullivan published a surprise hit of a book about hidden fees and other corporate misbehaviors called Gotcha Capitalism. A lot has happened since then – the housing bubble collapse, the Great Recession, lots of financial reforms, and now the rollback of most of those reforms. In this 10th Anniversary edition, Sullivan revisits the land of Gotchas – bill-by-bill, fee by frustrating fee – in an effort to help readers get fair treatment across their financial lives. The new edition, with each chapter updated for 2018, also offers “the rest of the story” on the roller-coaster ride that U.S. consumers have endured for the past decade, and issues a clarion call to stop the madness.

401 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 16, 2018

Reviews

[Bruce Couter · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very eye-opening exposure of businesses methods of increasing their profits with devious means. While a lot of the items listed were dealt with by the Obama administration they are now being removed or degraded by the Trump administration. So as always: Buyer beware.