Americans are at a job loss rate of 8.9 percent with over 54 million and counting of unemployed since 2009.

  Many people have found supplemental income until the bullish economy recovers with part time jobs and small business ventures.  However, Americans have found that asking for a lower price called haggling can help them to sail through the economy more easily until a financial recovery. 

You can save money by haggling or asking for a lower listed price on such consumer items as furniture, office furniture, shoes and furniture accessories among other irtems.  One haggling angle is to ask for a lower price because of being a  long-time patron  or a loyal customer of a business.  Haggling usually reduces the asking price of a product or service up to 50%.

Whatvis the procedure of haggling? Is haggling an art form for the bold shopper only?  All you have to do is ask?  That is all there is to it.  No 5 step plan to getting the best price for your money is required.

All you have to do is ask for a price lower than the sticker price.  It is amazing that people will oblige you if you only ask for a discount or a deal.  Loyalty is one precedent for requesting a discount.  Also if you find a small flaw in the manufacturing or a product, you can ask for a discount.  When you ask for a discount, they you are haggling.  A reduced income because of a job loss makes haggling easier as well.  Haggling works in this bulllish economy and is workable almost 80% of the time. 

Although haggling is known to be prevalent to car dealers and flea markets, saving money  has entered other shopping genres.  New Yorkers are brow beating landlords for rent discounts.  Forbes publication reports that the IRS is offfering a forgiveness of back taxes.  Priceline is all about haggling on airfares and travel costs.

But with today's bullish economy, the haggling trail has encompassed upscale department store jewlery counters , remodeling contracts for construction work and leather sofas.  Always ask for a discount if you are paying cash for an item.  A cash payment on a large ticket item usually earn you a discount.  But you must be confident enouh to ask the business saleman "What can you do is I pay cash?