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PASSAGE FORTY-NINE

Save money

1.Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation.

2.It was my six-year-old son’s winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip.

3.The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us ＄400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day.

4.I had meetings in New York, so I had to get back. But that didn’t mean my husband and my son couldn’t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.

5.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.

6.Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport to “earn” more Delta Dollars.

7.Our total take: ＄1, 600. Not bad, huh? Now some people may think I’m a bad mother and not such a great wife either.

8.But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.

9.I’ve made a living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC’s Today show for over a decade.

10.I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide.

11.And I really do what I believe in. I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth.

12.I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants.

13.But I wouldn’t hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it’s the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.

第四十九篇

省 钱

1. 有些人为了省钱什么都愿意做。我就是其中之一。我们全家最后一次度假。

2. 那是我六岁的儿子从学校放寒假的时候，经过一周的旅行，我们正从劳德代尔堡回家。

3.这趟航班被超售，达美航空公司(Delta)给了我们每人400美元的积分，让我们放弃座位，第二天离开。

4. 我在纽约有会议，所以我得回去。但这并不意味着我的丈夫和儿子不能留下来。我带着我九个月大的孩子回家了。

5. 第二天，我的丈夫和儿子获得了更多的积分，可以乘坐更晚的航班。

6. 是的，我鼓励，好吧，命令，他们在机场等着“赚”更多的达美美元。

7. 我们总共赚了1600美元。不错吧?现在有些人可能认为我是一个糟糕的母亲，也不是一个好妻子。

8. 但作为一个一流的便宜货买家，我知道一美元的价值。如今，一笔好交易是我们中很少有人能错过的。

9. 我以寻找最划算的交易和揭露最糟糕的把戏为生。我在美国全国广播公司的《今日》节目做消费者记者已经有十多年了。

10. 我已经写了几本书，其中包括一本名为《交易技巧:消费者生存指南》的书。

11. 我真的做我相信的事。我告诉你这些，是因为你的钱花得值并不丢人。

12. 在鞋子、孩子的衣服和昂贵的餐厅上，我也很吝啬。

        13. 但我会毫不犹豫地花钱去理个好发型。它保持形状的时间更长，这是人们注意到的第一件事。我还会买一件质量持久的经典的家具。