Professional Services
Did you know you can negotiate certain types of home services, including lawn care, gardening, driveway sealing or paving, cleaning, landscaping, and snow removal? Other types of professional services—like those performed by lawyers, accountants, tax preparers, music teachers, personal trainers, and even funeral directors—are also negotiable. For further discounts, consider asking for a “cash price,” which may be 10 or 15 percent lower than the credit price. You can also offer to pay in advance for a block of services and ask the provider to throw in “extra” sessions for free (for example, ask to get 12 sessions for the price of 10 sessions).