From cell phone contracts to groceries to 401(k) retirement plans, there are the prices you’re quoted, and then there are the bigger prices you actually pay. What gives? Sneaky, secret fees are regularly tacked onto goods and services and are costing shoppers a bundle. Consumer reporter Bob Sullivan stops by with tips to avoid paying too much.

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  • Bob Sullivan "Red Tape Chronicles" columnist, MSNBC.com; and author of "Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day and What You Can Do About It" (Ballantine)

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