Saving Money on Legal Fees

Somehow this weekend I’ve found myself captured by a “saving money”  theme, even though I ordinarily leave that subject to the expert frugalists who write elsewhere.  There are a few areas where Mr. ToughMoneyLove may have a frugalistic knowledge advantage.  One of those is in the area of lawyers and their fees.  That’s because (please don’t hate me if you didn’t know this), I am an attorney in my day job.  (A patent attorney to be precise.)  So I have been billing legal fees to clients for 29 years.  I have also paid lawyers who helped me and Mrs. ToughMoneyLove with wills, trusts, etc.  

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