02.19.24 Hotel Junk Fees Just Got Worse / Avoid Funeral Industry Rip Offs

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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A new hotel fee is showing up for something a lot of people aren’t even using. How to book a room without getting ripped off. Also, knowledge is power when it comes to navigating funeral costs. The FTC has a new warning out about shady practices in the funeral industry that take advantage of grieving families. Hotel Rates + Junk Fees: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Funeral Home Rip-offs: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Hotel parking fees take a turn for the worse How to spot hidden resort fees when you're booking travel Why Structured Notes Might Not Be Right for You What Is Full Coverage Car Insurance? NYTimes: F.T.C. Warns Dozens of Funeral Homes to Provide Accurate Costs to Callers How the Funeral Industry Got the FTC to Hide Bad Actors Funeral Consumers Alliance: Home - Clark.com - Funeral Planning How to have that end-of-life financial discussion with your elderly loved ones Funeral Consumers Alliance - Wills & Funerals Archives - Clark Howard You Can Save Big Money on Caskets at Costco, Walmart and Amazon Low-Cost Cremation Services: 5 Things to Know Funeralocity - Lantern - Cake - Parting - Empathy 4 Things To Consider Before You Buy a New Cell Phone Buying a Cell Phone at Costco Wholesale: 4 Things To Know Should You Buy Cell Phone Insurance? Cell Phones & Smartphones Archives - Clark Deals Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com 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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0:00.0	All the big names are here.
0:01.8	Oh, who is that?
0:03.1	I think she was in the movie about that really big shark.
0:05.8	No, not her, the florist.
0:07.8	She's automating invoices on the go so she can spend more time on that flower wall.
0:12.4	Quickbooks to save you up to eight hours a week
0:15.0	so you could bring your vision to life.
0:17.0	That's how you business differently.
0:19.0	Into its Quickbooks.
0:20.0	Fees The F Word and travel.
0:23.0	With an H-SBC Global Money Account,
0:25.0	you can drop Fis from Acapulco to Zurich.
0:28.0	That means no fuss here.
0:30.0	Fondroix.
0:31.0	No fuss here.
0:32.0	Howdy, and definitely no fis here.
0:35.0	Pay no Hs B.C. fees overseas with a global money account.
0:39.0	HsB. UK Opening up a world of opportunity.
0:42.0	Available to HsB. UK customers with an eligible current account,
0:45.0	exclude some accounts such as the HSPC Basic Bank account
0:47.0	for mobile banking app users only.
0:49.0	Non-HSPC fees may apply. It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show. You know our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.
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