03.23.26 SAVE MORE On Gasoline And Printer Ink

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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There are ways to combat the runup in gas prices right now. Clark shares a smart strategy to help stretch your gas money, and explains why used EVs are a bargain for the right driver. Also, are you tired of being ripped off by printer ink? Clark breaks down the "cheap printer, expensive ink" trap and reveals smarter ways to save. SPEND LESS On Gasoline: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Avoid Printer Ink Rip-Offs: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Clark Howard's 'Half-Tank' Strategy To Save on Gas How To Save Money on Gas: 23 Ways - Clark Howard How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last? BYD just killed your EV argument with a battery that competes with gas engines The Best Car-Buying Services - Clark Howard Report: Best Used Cars for the Money - Clark Howard 6 Things To Know Before You Buy Gas at Costco Wholesale Where To Buy the Best Cheap Printer - Clark Howard Best Term Life Insurance Companies, Plans & Coverage How To Buy Term Life Insurance in 7 Easy Steps - Clark Howard National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Home NAELA 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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	When the tax year ends on the 5th of April, valuable tax allowances may be lost simply because people left things too late.
0:08.0	Thankfully, Vanguard is here to help you make well-consider decisions, not rushed ones.
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0:22.5	the best chance to grow. Search Vanguard Investor to learn more. When investing, your capital is at risk.
0:28.5	Tax rules apply.
0:34.7	It's my pleasure to welcome you here at the Clark Howard Show, where our mission is to serve you
0:39.5	with advice and information that empowers you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:46.1	And today I'm going to talk about how to deal with the crazy run-up and gasoline prices
0:53.9	that's going on right now. And later, you know what's more
0:58.8	expensive per gallon than gasoline? Printer, ink. How much more expensive? Potentially,
1:06.7	200 times more expensive. What do you do about it? I'm going to give you my suggestions.
1:12.6	Actually, I'm wrong about that. It's 2,000 times more expensive per gallon. Even worse than I said, we're going to talk about that ahead. Right now, though, gas prices are moving up around the country, much more other places
1:32.2	in the world. We benefit from being the world's largest producer right now of gasoline.
1:39.7	We don't have enough diesel production in the United States and truckers and anyone who drives
1:45.4	a diesel vehicle, you're feeling it big time right now with the shortage of available
1:53.0	diesel.
1:54.1	The airline's feeling, as I mentioned the other day, and what they're paying for jet fuel,
1:59.4	but for regular oil gasoline, regular fuel, there's a pattern
2:04.9	that always happens during times where the price of a barrel of oil and the cost of a gallon at
2:10.7	wholesale moving very quickly up or down, the gap and price from one place to another is much wider than normal.
2:21.2	Like, let's say normally, and I'm using round numbers here, but there's normally in most
2:27.1	areas within a reasonable radius of where you live, there'll be about a dollar a gallon
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