10.02.23 Attention Holiday Shoppers! / Electronic Payments & Spend Control

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 11 a.m.

b"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"