October holiday shopping is Clark Smart this year. Clark surveys the retail landscape with money saving strategies involving bargain product categories. Early birds SAVE MORE!\xa0 Also today - how we pay for things continues to change. As the use of cash & checks fades into history, modern forms of payment are evolving into biometrics. Electronic methods often mean we lose track of our spending. Not cool.\xa0\n\nHoliday Shopping: Segment 1\n\nAsk Clark: Segment 2\n\nE-Spend Control: Segment 3\n\nAsk Clark: Segment 4\n\n\nMentioned on the show\n\nFactbox: U.S. retailers unveil hiring plans ahead of holiday shopping season\n\nChristmas is on hold: Stores\u2019 holiday hiring plans are the lowest since 2008\n\nAmazon\u2019s New Challenge: Bargain Retailers That Are Playing a Different Game\n\nChristmas shopping starts earlier every year \u2013 here's why, and how to shop smart \u2014 The Conversation\n\nPlanning To Spend Less on Gifts This Holiday Season? Join The Club\n\nClark Deals - Today's Best Deals of the Day\n\nAmazon.com faces an array of US consumer, state antitrust lawsuits\n\nWhy You Might Want To Dump Your Delta Credit Card Now\n\nCapital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card: 6 Things To Know in 2023\n\nWhy Clark Howard Added This Credit Card to His Wallet in 2022\n\nPaper checks are dead. Cash is dying. Who still uses them?\n\n\nAirline consolidators\xa0 / The Complete Guide to Business Class Flights\n\n\n\nClark.com resources\n\nEpisode transcripts\n\nCommunity.Clark.com\n\nClark.com daily money newsletter\n\n\nConsumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices