04.17.26 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / Booking Travel - New Guidance

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Friday - Clark Stinks day! Christa shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also today - the travel industry’s ongoing reaction to rising fuel costs calls for new guidance for booking travel. Clark reveals why he never starts his search on an airline’s website and how a simple shift in your booking psychology can save you hundreds. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 New Rules Of Travel: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: IRS - 2026 Charitable contributions SIM Card Swapping: The Dangerous Cell Phone Scam Everyone Needs To Know About How Passkeys Work—and How to Use Them Storage Unit Prices Keep Going Up. Is There a Better Way To Store My Possessions? eBay Motors and WeGoLook Partner to Provide Onsite Inspections for Vehicles The Details on Transferring 529 Funds into a Roth IRA The Tax-Saving Charity Funds Wealthy People Are Buzzing About Airfares Skyrocket as Carriers Tackle Rising Fuel Costs Clark Howard’s Secrets to Beating Sky-High Airfares and New Hidden Fees Follow Clark Howard's #1 Rule To Travel Cheap 4 Ways To Fight Sky-High Airfares This Summer Is ID.me Safe? / About ID.me 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	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:08.4	Our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:17.5	Today is the day that many of you love the most. Clarki's Stinks day. Clarkies love the most.
0:25.5	Clarkies love the most. Okay. Also, it's Friday. And as you know, I love my weekends. So Friday, I'm always
0:36.0	kind of amped up. I'm always joyous because the weekend
0:40.3	straight ahead. And I'm joyous about Clark stinks because I love learning from my mistakes. And
0:48.7	also later in this podcast and YouTube show, I'm going to give you some new guidance for booking travel
0:55.9	with the conditions of the airline industry going through a huge shift right now as a result
1:03.2	of what's happened with the cost of jet fuel. I'm going to tell you how you can protect your
1:08.5	wallet. But right now, it's time to hear how much I'm stinking it up.
1:13.6	I should have never encouraged you to speak. You must think I'm pretty stupid. You should be ashamed
1:17.6	of yourself. Well, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're right, pal.
1:21.6	Oh, the behind the scenes on the Clark Howard show.
1:28.3	How can this actually be Clark Stinks when the YouTube viewers did not get to see you dance?
1:34.5	I'm sorry.
1:34.8	Every time that song plays and you know what you want to hear less than see me dance, hear me sing.
1:42.6	Oh, me too.
1:43.7	Oh, it's dangerous. Hear me sing. I feel so badly anytime
1:47.6	I call somebody to wish him happy birthday and I start singing and I'm like, oh man, I'm hurting
1:53.7	their ears. Yeah, that's one gift I wish I had. If I had a singing voice, oh my gosh, I'd be so
1:59.3	grateful. Well, we should talk now about how I'm not gifted.
2:02.4	Right.
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