Launched in 2014, BillFixers has helped around 25,000 consumers and small businesses, saving them a total of $5 million collectively, claims Kurland. On average, they are able to save clients 20% to 25% on each bill.
Kurland started the business with his brother Julian after negotiating bills as a hobby for family and friends while Ben was in college studying graphic design and his brother was in law school. "We are both very cheap naturally," said Ben. "We were negotiating our own bills, and we realized we had all these friends and family who were getting taken advantage of and overcharged but they didn't have the time or the patience to deal with waiting for hours on hold and getting hung up on and getting lied to."
Word about their skills spread so quickly, the brothers decided to turn to it full time. They now have 14 employees. Ben shared with CNBC his fail-safe method for getting the best rates."If you know what the prices are of the competitors in the area, you can come better armed when you negotiate," says Ben. "So if the rep tells you that you already have the absolute lowest rate, you can say you found a competitor online for $30 less.
One pitfall he says to avoid, however, is getting talked into additional services under the pretense that it will save you money. "Every cable company wants to sell you on additional services. The most common ploy is that you'll call and ask for a lower rate and they will say if you add a landline, you will lower your bill. That's almost never worthwhile." Ben says there are two problems with that.
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acorns More bull shit here. Keep trying to push that narrative that the economy is weak.
acorns Paying off your bills in full every month is much smarter
acorns And make sure you’re not paying the wrong amount on your credit card bills. THIS is how you pay them so you don’t get swallowed by the interest payments.
acorns dont lie it extend your payment that is costing you trillions in interest each year
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