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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 Ca…
Clark Howard
09/19/2019
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 defens…
Clark Howard
09/18/2019
9.17.19 Gas price fluctuations after Saudi attack; Equifax breach settlement follow-up; How gig wor…
Saudi Arabia represents a huge percentage of world oil production. The recent drone attack took half their production offline. But it appears they wi…
Clark Howard
09/17/2019
9.16.19 Car rental warnings; Update on Apple's battle with independent repair shops; Scientific stu…
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 d…
Clark Howard
09/16/2019
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 …
Clark Howard
09/13/2019
9.12.19 The dangers of annuities; Criminal investigations of insurance claims are on the rise; Clar…
Beware of annuity sales. Annuity sales subsided when fiduciary rules were in place - rules that have now been pushed aside, causing new sales to skyr…
Clark Howard
09/12/2019
9.11.19 Permissions and privacy issues with family tracking apps; Robocalls are still surging; Hydr…
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 …
Clark Howard
09/11/2019
9.10.19 Artificial intelligence based lie detector created for airport security; Beware genetic tes…
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 determi…
Clark Howard
09/10/2019
9.9.19 Making prescriptions cheaper; Living paycheck to paycheck on a high income; Safe deposit box…
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 p…
Clark Howard
09/09/2019
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 costi…
Clark Howard
09/06/2019
9.5.19 Texting gets you a ticket; Student loan forgiveness now more difficult; Payroll loans popula…
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 …
Clark Howard
09/05/2019
9.4.19 Your medical info on an app; Hurricane scams abound; Lesser requirements for energy efficien…
Proposed legislation would provide US citizens access to all of our own medical records. This would require providers to send data to medical record …
Clark Howard
09/04/2019
9.3.19 Car seat trade-ins; Wells Fargo has customer falsely arrested; YouTube settles over child pr…
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 d…
Clark Howard
09/03/2019
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 mus…
Clark Howard
09/02/2019
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 p…
Clark Howard
08/30/2019
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 …
Clark Howard
08/29/2019
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…
Clark Howard
08/28/2019
8.27.19 Targeted promo codes abound online; Ford offers relief for defective transmissions; Change …
Individual discount codes are hit or miss these days, because they’ve become more personalized. Online sellers are using algorithms to target individ…
Clark Howard
08/27/2019
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,…
Clark Howard
08/26/2019
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 test…
Clark Howard
08/23/2019