Clark Display Notes
Mentioned in Clark’s Movies and TV/Radio Consumer Minutes:
- Social Media addiction – nine out of ten are dispersed at work with social media. Work concentrate is lost. One in five check their accounts more than ten times in a work day. Harshly two in three are checking almost once an hour. How are they getting work done?
Almost 90% of employees use social media, even to ‘digital distraction’ | cleveland.com
Millennials are the worst at redeeming their credit card points | Fresh York Post
Mentioned on the Clark Howard Demonstrate:
Monday September Four (Labor Day Best of)
Virtual kidnapping – A rapid growing scam exploits your love of family
A Clarkrageous mortgage scam has cost some people their homes
What’s behind auto insurance rate increases – and your best strategy
Americans cross the border for cheap dental care in Mexico | Clark Howard
Switch is coming to how mortgages operate. ARMs to immobile rates – The time is now
-Covering a teenage driver: Taking Uber and Lyft may be a cheaper alternative.
-Or the teenage should work to offset the costs of driving.
Book your flights brilliantly – Google flights on Chrome
WARNING! Your so-called Social Security Trust Account -Clarkrageous
Time for some duo’s counseling about money
Clark answers his critics on ‘Clark Stinks’
three special fresh warnings about debt collectors
Age discrimination – you may get further networking in person than doing online applications
– people see your energy, along with your maturity and practice.
Managing an investment portfolio should NEVER be done at a bank.
The #1 rule of cheap travel | Clark Howard
Socially responsible investing – Erect
Warning: Fresh scam gives criminals accomplish control of your online accounts | Clark Howard
When a car loan is a ticking time bomb for your finances
The aging of America: A housing solution we can live with
Stores closings everywhere- What price retail!
CUNA: Home Page – aSmarterChoice Credit Union Finder – aSmarterChoice Site
four steps to avoiding ‘flood cars’ in the marketplace | Clark Howard
Best Buy apologizes after photo of $43 water cases during Hurricane Harvey goes viral | Clark Howard
Another price cut for streaming music
Inwards the head of a max saver
Back to basics – what is cryptocurrency
“Reverse mortgages make me feel like I am facing a wave of fire that I can’t put out.” – CH
Clark Rave – People at their best in Houston
– Furniture store proprietor turns businesses into shelters for Harvey evacuees | Clark Howard
Target wants you back – fresh offerings
Why the one hundred eighty in cell phone customer service?
Flood insurance: What your home policy won’t cover | Clark Howard
Don’t get burned by crowdfunding
ten grocery items that are cheaper at Entire Foods after Amazon’s takeover | Clark Howard
A Labor Day weekend bonanza for car buyers
Good news on the home mortgage front – but don’t kill the advantage
Refurbished electronics – a gamble. Item must be 20% or more below retail to make it worth the risk.
-No one should have their email account via their ISP provider. Those switch over time.
– Be a free agent as competition gives you better choices .
Starbucks – A lesson in rewarding customer loyalty
ER visit turns band aid into financial bullet wound for sticker-shocked youthful family
Efficient government services. Yea it’s a thing
Clark answers his critics on ‘Clark Stinks’
Clark & TV producer Leah on DEF CON
fifteen year old bought athletic footwear costing over $200 – didn’t wear them – outgrew them!
-Resell sites get mixed reviews. Clark recommends selling them on Ebay.
702(j) plans – The worst spawn of the insurance industry. BEWARE BE WARY and RUN AWAY.
Today only: Sonic offers corn dogs for just fifty cents! | Clark Deals
In store financing takes a Clarkrageous turn – with a twist
Attention to taxes now can save penalty agony later
Autopay – A curse of the modern era. A Clarksmart auto-fix
The right way to buy a tablet
Wednesday August 23
WOW! US airfares to Europe
Take control of your teen’s cell phone use with ReplyASAP
Mailers for mountain, lake or beach resort properties display was / is pricing.
-This is re-marketed property in the real estate bust aftermath.
-The land, bought by developers in the bubble, was never worth that much and carries ongoing fees
-and potential building confinements. Only buy an existing home with intact utilities.
– MoviePass complaints range from privacy issues to no customer service.
Electronic mortgage closings – cheaper, lighter.
Buying friends with Venmo? What the what?
Half of working Americans have no retirement plan. An elegant state solution starts in Oregon
Clark visits with David Lazarus- LA Times consumer advocate extraordinaire, working his own fifteen year case of identity theft
Hear ye! Good news for your wallet on the hearing aid front
Investment Guide | Clark Howard
Clark.com/ Where to securely stash your cash
Home Equity Lines | Clark Howard
Beware costly real estate seminars! Join a local real estate investors club to learn the nuts and bolts of the business.
How to invest in rental properties: eight real estate factors to consider | Clark Howard
four implements for Clarksmart shopping online
Cheated by your own bank – Overdraft protection: Don’t permit it!
Quirky! A fine resource for inventors is back
Expect no privacy in the place where you work
A welcome breakthrough Gladly takes customer service off HOLD
A reset for millennials using credit cards
Special Warning: How timeshare owners get ripped off a 2nd time
Are fresh meat substitutes ready for prime time? Clark goes veggie
Clark answers his critics on ‘Clark Stinks’
The path to early retirement starts with a bargain you make with yourself
– Do what you can without paying, because you can’t truly eliminate all your internet info
-“Make $100s of extra dollars a week in your spare time” – a crimson flag for phony work at home offers.
A peer to peer payment warning
Retirement DANGER ZONE: The snakes circling your nest egg
Your earning power in the shifting ‘gig economy’
Savings: Lost Ground. How Americans are going rearwards and a Clark challenge
Dirty dealing at the pharmacy counter: Outsmart generic Rx price fixing
Strategies for moving to a strange town- finding a place to live: Fly there and conduct ground search for three days.
– Pay for extended stay hotel – corporate apt. for one month. – Locate safe neighborhoods via Zillow
Tax Lien Investing: Controversial, risky NOT recommended
Something fresh in store from Amazon
Sizzling Deals: See as many movies as you want for only $Ten a month | Clark Howard
Connected devices play I Spy with your privacy – no rules
Advance Directives: two steps to make sure your final wishes are respected
Tuesday August 15
Amazon issues refunds for potentially fake solar eclipse glasses | Clark Howard
-Here’s how to protect your eyes during the upcoming solar eclipse | Clark Howard
Warning: Fresh phone scam targets DirecTV customers | Clark Howard
This website will notify you if there’s unclaimed money in your name | Clark Howard
Needs to rent for a few months during home construction:
Warning! Walking while texting can cost you
Goolgle Drive – The best way to protect your private and business data
Foreign currency trading – A Clarksmart warning
Free delivery via Boxed.com: Deal or no deal?
A credit union car loan is usually better than a dealers’ 0%. Run the numbers. Take the lower price with a credit union loan.
Non contract monitoring: $Ten – $20 a month. With existing system,
-Google the term: ‘UL approved security system monitoring + location’
one formula for how much $ you’ll need in retirement: 25X what you spend in a year.
Bankruptcy | Clark Howard Chapter seven listed ten years on credit reports, Chapter thirteen reflected seven years.
-A VPN is valuable if you travel regularly accessing Wi-Fi – T-Mobile hotspots bypass all that.
SOLAR POWER Search | Clark Howard
Eating healthy is more affordable than ever
Special Alert for those with private student loans
Disney is parting ways with Netflix | Clark Howard
Clark answers his critics on ‘Clark Stinks’
Comapny 401(K) -If underlying expenses are more than .06% per year for the fund choices,
-you’re very likely better off doing your own IRA.
There are legitimate business purposes for requiring social security numbers.
-Background checks vetting people who work with children, is one example.
-Credit must be thawed for background check to occur. Stay paranoid!
Are you too old to open a Roth IRA? If you’re working part or utter time you can fund a Roth with money you won’t need for twenty years.
-Easy to inherit – no mandatory withdrawals. But there’s no upfront tax benefit.
Team Clark will find out if you can challenge roadside assistance as a false posting on a CLUE report
-Home security: With installed system, Yelp or Goodle- ‘security system UL approved monitoring station’ Don’t sign a contract.
Note- Generally, mutual fund companies and investment houses are prohibited from providing guidence
-on non-dedectible backdoor Roths.-Do your own research
Virtual kidnapping – A prompt growing scam exploits your love of family
A Clarkrageous mortgage scam has cost some people their homes
What’s behind auto insurance rate increases – and your best strategy
What to know before booking a flight with a deep discounter airline
RIP OFF ALERT! Skimmer texts! Clark’s rule for pay at the pump purchases
How to protect yourself against abusive debt collectors | Clark Howard
Free Credit Score & Free Credit Reports With Monitoring | Credit Karma
Clark’s secret to finding the cheapest flights possible | Clark Howard
Long-term care insurance honor roll | Clark Howard
Wednesday August 9
Today’s the day! Fresh T-Mobile unlimited plan: two lines for $60 for those 55+ | Clark Howard
Long time holdout Disney – A fresh entry into your movie streaming options
Welcome again to the Clarkrage stage, Wells Fargo! Back by infamous request, we list four of their latest HITS – on your wallet
Mazda – the little engine that can, has announced a breakthrough
What health plans cost employers makes the critical list
Clarksmart financial advice for parents of adult children