Negotiation When Times are Tough

I wrote a previous post on practicing negotiation in everyday life, here. Like any other skill, your negotiation skills will improve the more you use them.

Now, with the economic downturn, there are even greater rewards for practicing negotiation. Many merchants, especially smaller merchants, would prefer to negotiate a lower price than to lose a sale altogether. Times are tough.

I wrote about my recent negotiation of a smog inspection over at Real Divorce Mediation. You can read the post, here.