There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because

I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5th.

But I think it's just the holiday period, it's just for me, it's the most romantic period.

And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of

romance.

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It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve you

and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.

Today we're going back to basics.

I'm going to tell you how to find the best deals at some of my favorite retailers.

And later I got a really important assignment for you.

I am going to give you some homework to do, but it'll have a payoff.

So you know that I'm obsessed with the warehouse clubs.

It just is true.

And years ago we had a dog named Costco wholesale.

Now we have a dog named Kirk on signature.

Sam's Club someday will have a dog named after Sam's Club.

Just haven't done that yet.

But at both of those stores you got to know how to crack the code to save more money.

So let's start with Costco.

Once you get this in your mind, they were in Costco.

And you see an item that has the star symbol in the upper right hand corner of that price

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