01.30.26 Best Cheap Cars / Secret To An Affordable Vacation

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Friday normally brings a ripe episode of Clark Stinks but today Clark has an update for potential car buyers. While the cost of automobiles has been soaring, Clark reveals a surprising counterpoint: a selection of reliable, more affordable vehicles. Also in the interest of affordability, travel can easily be too costly. But there’s an often overlooked option that could help you save on spring break or a summer getaway. (Note: Clark Stinks will be back next week!). Affordable Vehicles: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Affordable Vacations: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: qz: The 10 best cheap new cars, according to Consumer Reports Carscoops: Nobody Wants These 2024 Models And Dealers Are Drowning In Inventory Carvana sold its first used car in Atlanta. Now it’s selling new cars. How to Buy a New Car in 5 Steps Odometer Rollback Is On The Rise National Association of State Parks - Locate a Park Is Annual Travel Insurance Worth It? Travel Insurance Checklist: 5 Types of Coverage To Consider Clark.com - Invest & Retire⁠ / ⁠Retirement Calculator⁠ Clark.com resources: Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.8	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show, where our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:48.7	And it's Friday. That usually means we'd be having a Clark stinks for you. But today, well, this is weird.
0:57.3	Don't know this has ever happened in the 25 years or so.
1:02.2	No, Clark Stinks goes back more than 25 years.
1:04.8	No, I don't think it does.
1:06.8	I thought it went back to the 90s.
1:08.9	Anyway, that I can ever recall that we didn't have enough posts on Clark Stinks to do an episode of Clark Stinks today.
1:18.7	It's more that I have just so many questions that I need to get through that I feel bad that we haven't gotten to.
1:25.9	So I thought we'll just do it.
1:26.7	Oh, so we're doing an extra content.
1:28.9	Because if you think about it,
1:29.7	if every single week out of three shows, one is Clark stinks, like out of six segments, it's just, it becomes a lot. So next week it'll be back, I promise. So I stink. It's Christa Stink. No, you don't stink. Yeah, I do.
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