01.31.25 Warning: Vacation Rentals / Best Ways To Buy A Vehicle

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today - more issues with short term vacation rental sites like VRBO and Airbnb are cropping up. Who should take responsibility when things go wrong? Know what to be aware of and what to do when the place is not as represented. Also - It’s the best of times AND the worst of times to experience buying a vehicle. Some methods are far more consumer focused than others, which can make a huge difference for your wallet. Vacation Rentals: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Modern Car Buying: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: How short-term vacation rentals use a decades-old internet law to dodge safety concerns National Registry Of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits How To Find Missing or Lost Retirement Accounts - Clark.com AI Lured Me Into a Car Dealership. That’s Where Things Broke Down Amazon is officially in the online car sales business Why You Should Never Use a Debit Card To Pay for Anything How To Avoid ATM Fees How To Switch Banks in 4 Simple Steps Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 APELLA WEALTH - Advice For Life Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:38.4	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you
0:43.1	to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:47.8	Today, well, same story, different day.
0:51.6	Can you say that?
0:53.1	More issues come up constantly in my reading
0:57.2	with VRBO and Airbnb. The question is who's responsible when something goes wrong when you're
1:05.8	renting a place to stay and the finger pointing that goes on? I want to talk about what you need to be aware of,
1:13.4	not to put the K-Bash on these sites, but to be aware. And later, the car buying experience
1:21.6	right now is at the same time the best it's ever been and the worst it's ever been.
1:29.4	I want to tell you how it's going two directions at once.
1:33.2	And you need to know about tactics dealers are doing that could be dangerous to your wallet.
1:40.7	So, wow, day after day after day, the stories that come up about renting, principally from
1:51.4	Airbnb and VRBO, and occasionally there'll be one for a minor booking site called Vacasia,
1:58.8	vacation, however you say it.
2:01.9	Here's the problem.
2:05.5	These platforms make available,
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