Holiday Tips from Clark Howard
Car leasing fever hits during end of the year sales events
Editor's note: Lawyer and car-buying expert Adam Goldfein fills in for Clark Howard Monday the 19th - Wednesday the 21st of this week. Below is a summary of some of what he discussed. Visit AdamGoldfein.com for more information. Most manufacturers go on a blitz with their "End of the Year" ...
Holiday Podcast Schedule
Vacation Podcast Schedule: Podcasts will be suspended the week of August 6-10. Adam Goldfein fills in for Clark on Tuesday 8/7. "Best of Clarks" run Wednesday - Friday. Clark returns on August 13 with all new shows!
Counterfeit designer items being sold as the real deal online
RIP-OFF ALERT: Counterfeit goods being sold on the Internet are a plague for brand-name oriented shoppers around the holidays. Federal authorities recently seized 150 domain names of organizations that were selling knockoffs as legitimate items online. But that's just the smallest tip of a big iceberg because there is this ...
A year-end guide for charitable giving
Each year at this time, Americans prove themselves to be the most generous people on planet Earth. We as a nation give more to charity than any other people anywhere else. But if you are considering giving a donation this Christmas season, how can you ensure you're giving to the ...
Beware of the 'grandma scam' on Facebook
Your aging relatives can be easily scammed because of what you post about them on your own Facebook page around the holidays. I read in The Arizona Republic about what's being called the "grandma scam." Here's how this one plays out: Somebody makes their way into your friends list and ...
Negotiate for a better deal on dentistry
If you've been putting off dental care other than your routine cleaning every six months, now is the time to negotiate and shop around for a better deal. I was talking to my dentist recently after she fixed my broken tooth with a new crown. She told me though patients ...
Websites and resources mentioned Dec. 8, 2011
No sites/numbers mentioned Editor's note: Listeners on Clark's flagship station of AM 750 and NOW 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB heard Adam Goldfein filling in for the consumer champ live from the 21st Annual Christmas Kids event. Clark later took the mic at 3 p.m. ET for a special three-hour broadcast ...
Don't wait until after the holidays to make your resolution to get fit
Instead of waiting for 2012 to roll around, why not make a resolution to get fit right now in December? Longtime listeners know that I have long been into working out. I lift weights at the YMCA and do aerobic exercise at home almost every single day of my life. ...
Gift card sales on the rise
The sale of gift cards is up significantly from last year. But how good of an idea is it to buy them? The Orlando Sentinel reports that people are expected to spend $28 billion on gift cards by the end of 2011, up from $24.8 billion in 2010. Yet my ...
Clark reviews the Kindle Fire
Sales of the Kindle Fire have really been heating up. I've been playing with the popular gadget and I'm ready to answer that all-important holiday question: Should you buy or not? Let me start by saying the Kindle Fire is a nice machine, but it's not the greatest. Among the ...
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