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The Clark Howard Podcast
Save more and spend less is more than just a motto for money expert Clark Howard; it’s a way of life. Clark and his crew — Team Clark — are on a mission to empower people to take control of their personal finances by providing money-saving tips, consumer advice, hot deals and economic news to help everyone achieve financial freedom. Clark is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and a consumer reporter for television stations around the country. His podcast, The Clark Howard Show…
Episodes
- The Clark Howard Podcast
9.30.19 Another reason not to use debit cards; Payroll company scam; Hotel deals are coming
Over the last week, there have been several stories published about why you should stop using a debit card. When you present your card in person, the merchant…
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9.27.19 Grocery story happy hours lower costs and prevent food waste; Clark Stinks
By most estimates, 40% of the food in the U.S. is tossed – from expiration, restaurants, grocers. Some supermarkets route expiring food to food banks, but only…
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9.26.19 Apple & Google get into gaming; New tax form for seniors; Negative interest rates
A gaming war is underway between Apple and Google. Both are offering subscriptions. For a monthly fee you get a number of games with no in-game purchases or…
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9.25.19 Open enrollment; Massive airline fees; Hot deals today
We’re nearing open enrollment. If your employer offers the option of a lower payroll deduction for a high deductible health plan or higher pay deduction for a…
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9.24.19 How to stop SIM swapping; Digging up dirt on Amazon; Your TV is spying on you
Your phone may power up, but if your service is dead, that could be SIM hacking. Crooks have penetrated operations of the big 4 cell provider to hijack…
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9.23.19 Forced arbitration clauses stink; Government database breaches; Best time to buy a home
This summer came reports that cell phone carriers have been tracking and selling consumer location info. Lawsuits have been filed against AT&T for this…
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9.20.19 Verified emails with watermarks are coming; Clark Stinks
Deleting financial emails has become standard consumer behavior, due to so much spam. This has become a frustration for the financial services industry. Their…
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9.19.19 New Walmart credit card; People love to help; Factors that make car insurance cost more
With new partner Capital One, Walmart is offering a store credit card or a co-branded Walmart Mastercard. With the use of their app tied in with a Capital One…
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9.18.19 Fed rate cut impact; Twisted tax law hurts military heroes; Medical bill shock
The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates again to reduce the severity of economic slowdown and to help prevent a recession. The Fed is acting defensively…
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9.17.19 Gas price fluctuations after Saudi attack; Equifax breach settlement follow-up; How gig workers get paid
Saudi Arabia represents a huge percentage of world oil production. The recent drone attack took half their production offline. But it appears they will be back…
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9.16.19 Car rental warnings; Update on Apple's battle with independent repair shops; Scientific study touts benefits of being an optimist
Clark recently returned a rental car. He had 5 pics of the car. Why? After returning, sometimes weeks later you may get a notice saying you owe for damage…
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9.13.19 Gaming addiction is now considered a psychological disorder; Clark Stinks
The World Health Organization has declared excessive gaming a psychological disorder. A MarketWatch survey reveals the number of people spending an hour or…
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9.12.19 The dangers of annuities; Criminal investigations of insurance claims are on the rise; Clark's advice using instant payment apps
Beware of annuity sales. Annuity sales subsided when fiduciary rules were in place - rules that have now been pushed aside, causing new sales to skyrocket…
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9.11.19 Permissions and privacy issues with family tracking apps; Robocalls are still surging; Hydroponics and the rise of controlled agriculture in America
Clark's family uses the Life360 app, allowing everyone to know each other's location. Teens use such apps, including Apple's Find My Friends, Google Maps…
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9.10.19 Artificial intelligence based lie detector created for airport security; Beware genetic testing scams targeting seniors; How Clark Team member Chelsea helped her dad save over 3k a year.
We face many challenges with how to use technology for security. There's a race to develop screening tech to quickly assess facial images and determine threat…
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9.9.19 Making prescriptions cheaper; Living paycheck to paycheck on a high income; Safe deposit boxes aren't safe
Government attempts to rein in prescription drug prices haven't worked. We have the most expensive med prices on the planet. And the way we get and pay for…
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9.6.19 Clark creates a $500 savings challenge; Clark Stinks
We’re 10 years into economic expansion and people are still struggling. Most are in debt and unprepared for any unforeseen expense or emergency costing $400 or…
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9.5.19 Texting gets you a ticket; Student loan forgiveness now more difficult; Payroll loans popularized
AAA reports deaths from red-light running collisions have hit a 10 year high. Fatalities are up 30% in the last few years. Likely distracted driving is the…
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9.4.19 Your medical info on an app; Hurricane scams abound; Lesser requirements for energy efficient light bulbs
Proposed legislation would provide US citizens access to all of our own medical records. This would require providers to send data to medical record apps –…
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9.3.19 Car seat trade-ins; Wells Fargo has customer falsely arrested; YouTube settles over child privacy violations
Walmart and Target are offering great incentives for you to trade in your old (and likely expired) car seat. You can find out more about the Target deal here…
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9.2.19 Is Amazon Prime worth it?; Keep your car as long as possible
Members of Amazon Prime pay $119 per year for 1-2 day delivery at no minimum, Prime only merchandise, Access to Prime instant video and no-frills music…
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8.30.19 Paying your mortgage bi-weekly to save money; Clark Stinks
Watch out for a pitch that claims you can pay your mortgage on a biweekly plan. Banks often get a commission by conning you into a biweekly payment program run…
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8.29.19 Best cars for resale value; Resort fees are the worst; Focusing on preventative care
JD Power reports on which vehicles best hold their value. If you will make one major change to the way you look at vehicles and drive your car until till the…
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8.28.19 Natural gas rates plummeting; Disney streaming discount; Travel insurance for Fall Travel
Problems in the energy industry are working to consumer advantage. Natural gas is in oversupply and at wholesale, the price has been driven down. But for…
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8.27.19 Targeted promo codes abound online; Ford offers relief for defective transmissions; Change of address scam
Individual discount codes are hit or miss these days, because they’ve become more personalized. Online sellers are using algorithms to target individuals…
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8.26.19 Labor Day gas prices; Beware this romance email scam; Amazon 3rd party sellers warning
Oil and in turn gas prices which were expected to be headed higher now, are in fact lower. AAA reports as we move into the Labor Day holiday period, gas prices…
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8.23.19 Internet speeds are vastly overrated; Clark Stinks
Clark's neighborhood recently got 1gig internet service. He signed up. Speed tests show that they are not getting 1 gig. The WSJ did an in-depth testing of…
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8.22.19 Beware college student debit cards; Expensive Nike subscription service; Facebook history eraser
College students and their parents are being ripped off by the very colleges they’re attending. Banks approach universities to create co-branded campus debit…
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8.21.19 Southwest Airlines cancelling routes; MoviePass data breach; Series I savings bonds are a good place to stash cash.
The 737 Max remains grounded as Boeing struggles to find fixes. The FAA, having lost its credibility from lack of oversight of the Max, is now relying on the…
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8.20.19 New ways to sell your home; Wells Fargo does it again; Fighting for your Equifax breach money
iBuyers are the real estate organizations that can buy homes to simplify the process. They have big money behind them to accomplish this and include Offerpad…
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8.19.19 Be vigilant when fighting for student loan forgiveness; Disney admission discount!; Your phone number and ID theft
The student loan forgiveness program has failed, denying those in the public service profession forgiveness after 10 years of service in good faith. Now, the…
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8.16.19 Why everyone hates customer service; Clark Stinks
According to the ACSI, pay TV, internet service providers, and traditional phone companies are the 3 industries that rank the worst in customer service. What…
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8.15.19 Owning a home isn't always the way to go; Teacher retirement plans stink; Private labels taking over
Housing prices have gone up way beyond income. In an effort to jumpstart home buying for those in their 20s & 30s, the Feds are offering a new FHA loan for…
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8.14.19 Prepare your personal finances for a possible recession; Vaping warning; The best single person cell phone plan deals
Bond rates are at all time record lows for 30 year federal treasury bonds, a strong signal of coming recession. If the economy slows or declines, workers are…
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8.13.19 Movie theater subscription services; Zombie debt on the rise; Beware the dent repair scam
Movie Pass and Sinemia are both effectively out of business. But in the process they taught the film theater industry that if you offer a deal, many will take…
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8.12.19 Crazy good interest rates; Fake Equifax settlement sites; New cheap streaming services
Credit card interest rates are at an all-time high. At a time when interest cost to banks is very low for what they borrow to lend on credit cards, they’re…
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8.9.19 DOT rules for flight passengers with food allergies; Clark Stinks
Complaints against American Airlines have been filed for their refusal to accommodate passengers with nut or any food allergies. The DOT has determined…
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8.8.19 Social Security account hacking; School hours for teens; Best family cell plans
Social security hacking is a rare but ongoing crime, wherein a criminal hijacks someone's social security benefit, convincing the authorities of an address and…
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8.7.19 Employee relief funds; Major landlord accused of ponzi scheme; Car-sharing apps on the rise
Way too often people will raid their 401(k) at some point. They take out a loan, do a hardship withdrawal, or spend it away when changing jobs. The Federal…
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8.6.19 Do bigger houses make us happier?; How you get manipulated to buy things online
American debt and delinquency are increasing in a time of low unemployment. The Census Bureau data finds Americans buying homes with double the square footage…
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8.5.19 Where to watch free movies online; Will your AC be obsolete soon with freon phase-out?
Check out our new free online movie guide. Ad-supported streaming services heavily featuring movies are a fast-growing part of streaming. Big Five Glories…
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8.2.19 Should you eat expired food?; Clark Stinks
Food company CEO Scott Nash spent a year eating food past its expiration date, tortillas a year past, yogurt months past and heavy cream 2.5 months past its…
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8.1.19 How to buy a home; Do you need cell phone insurance?; Working while in college
People have issues with financing, builders, selling, and buying used homes. There are many confusing moving parts. Clark discusses 9 steps to buying a home…
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7.31.19 Back to school sales; Medical bill shock; Free fitness classes
Back to school sales have begun in much of the country. Overwhelmingly, schools have migrated to Chromebooks as the computer of choice. Chromebooks are easier…
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7.30.19 Buying term life insurance; Clark shares an inspiring story; Rules for financial freedom
There's much confusion surrounding life insurance - Who needs it? How much? How do you go about buying it? Only ultra-high income earners might be candidates…
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7.29.19 More people are ditching home internet; Watch out for these fake charges; You might actually need flood insurance
The cost of home broadband has gotten so expensive and more consumers are disconnecting home internet in favor of cell phone Wi-Fi. USA Today reports 40% are…
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7.26.19 The app stores are ripping people off; Clark Stinks
The app Tinder has changed the way you pay for its services because Google Play charges apps a WAY too much money; Christa reads listener posts about how Clark…
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7.25.19 Solar power becoming a slam dunk decision; Kids with credit cards? Oh no; Ditch your big bank for a better online one
Solar prices have plummeted. More consumers should strongly be considering purchasing whole-home solar; Almost 20% of kids carry a credit card. That is…
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7.24.19 T-Mobile merger details; Don't trust anonymous surveys; When should you call customer service?
The T-Mobile merger is likely to be approved very soon. And it's not all that bad as it turns out; Don't take "anonymous" surveys that your work sends you. You…
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7.23.19 Could fake grass save you money?; The CFPB sides with business over consumers; Cheap contact lenses
Putting in fake grass could be better for the environment and for your wallet; The CFPB has created a co-branded card with H&R Block. The CFPB is siding with…
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7.22.19 Equifax settlement reached; School lunch madness; Best payment apps
Clark tells you what you need to know about the Equifax data-breach settlement; One school district threatens parents over unpaid lunch money; Consumer Reports…
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7.19.19 Surf the web without being extensively tracked; Clark Stinks
Google's Chrome browser is tracking you more than you realize. Clark gives thoughts on searching and browsing and not being tracked; Christa reads listener…
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7.18.19 Microchip implants are here ; Lawsuit over deceptive hotel fees; Discount prescription drug tool
The Swedes are getting microchip implants to pay for things; Marriott has been sued over astronomically high and deceptive resort fees; Check out this…
- The Clark Howard Podcast
7.17.19 Fidelity slashes expenses again; Beware the popular Face app; What to know when moving
Fidelity is taking their fees even lower; The viral Face app has some terrible terms and conditions that you need to know about before using it; Moving is full…
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7.16.19 Credit card companies cutting benefits; Ford transmission issues; Consumer debt at all-time high
Credit card companies are torching the secondary benefits that they offer their customers; A lot of Ford Focus' and Fiesta's have major transmission issues…
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7.15.19 Smart speakers spying; Watch out for this new credit card scam; Texas makes college free for some
Google smart speakers are ALSO spying on you. Know what you are getting into before you buy; Clark tells you what to watch out for with this new credit card…
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7.12.19 Watch out for credit card companies lowering limits; Clark Stinks
Credit card companies are lowering the limits of their customers at random. Clark tells you how to protect yourself; Christa reads listener posts about how…
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7.11.19 New confusing W-4 form; Freaky blood transfusion scam; Obesity rate tumbling
What to do with the new (and confusing) W-4 income tax form; FDA warns about pricey blood transfusion company; The obesity rate is declining amongst American…
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7.10.19 New CVS health hubs; Wells Fargo cheated their auto loan customers; Fall travel deals on the way
CVS is launching new "health hubs" in multiple cities which could change the way we folks receive healthcare; Wells Fargo is under fire again for having…
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7.9.19 When car brands no longer exist; Beware USB charging ports; Finding a good side hustle
What do you do if you own a car that is no longer being manufactured?; USB charging ports, especially in high traffic areas like airports, pose a new threat to…