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Wendy De La Rosa
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3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend

Online retailers resort to all kinds of strategies to separate you from your hard-earned money. Behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa names three tactics to look out for -- and shares how you can keep yourself from falling for them.

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