09.16.24 The Problem With Gift Cards / Rip Off Alert: ATM Fees | Clark Howard Podcast

Today, Clark discusses the two main problems with gift cards and what one state is trying to do to prevent gift card scams. Also in this episode, the scourge of ATM fees. Learn where they are the highest, and how you can avoid paying them.

Gift Card Problems & Reforms: Segment 1

Ask Clark: Segment 2

Avoiding ATM FEES: Segment 3

Ask Clark: Segment 4

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