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The Clark Howard Podcast

05.18.21 Clark smart advice if your car lease is ending / Lab diamonds are forever for less.

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The average price of a used car is up 17%; new cars are up 10% over the last year. If you’re in a car lease that’s ending, Clark has a strategy your wallet will love. / Lab created diamonds are chemically identical to diamonds dug from the earth. The price is the bigger difference. Plus, there are environmental and humanitarian advantages. But there’s something you should do before you give this gift…. Ask Clark topics include: Credit Cards / Fraudulent Unemployment Claims / Google Flights  / Scott's Cheap Flights | / What's the Deal With Dogecoin? \\ Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Busy making budget plans for the business year ahead, we've got you covered.

0:05.4

Switch to three business and choose from the latest handsets with unlimited data in our winter sale.

0:10.6

Plus, our business price promise means if you find a cheaper deal from one of our biggest competitors, we guarantee you to beat it.

0:18.1

Search three business or visit us in store.

0:21.1

Business price promise means we'll beat it directly.

0:24.4

Quote you've been given my e-vote for 0.02 for business plans by at least £1 per month.

0:31.2

Tim's applies at three business price promise.

0:36.8

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show R-Mission to serve and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:46.3

In today's episode, the price of used cars has skyrocketed.

0:51.2

I have special advice for you if you're in a car lease or a family or friend is family or friend is also there's some big news in the jewelry business that'll save you big bucks.

1:09.8

So use vehicle prices have gone crazy over the last year according to JD power.

1:19.8

The average price of a used car is up 17%.

1:27.0

By comparison, the average new car price up 10%.

1:31.6

This is unprecedented.

1:34.0

You'd have to go all the way back to the era of galloping inflation in the late 1970s ending in 1981 or two.

1:47.4

I just freaky weird to see a price of a consumer product is large as a car.

1:56.2

As big a purchase as a car is to go up those kind of presents.

2:01.8

Now this has created a situation I've addressed with two questions we've gotten over the last two months.

2:13.0

But I addressed it quite narrowly for those individuals.

2:17.0

I need to address this head on.

2:19.1

So if you go back to three or four years ago and you lease to car three or four years ago 3648 month lease.

2:31.0

And that lease is coming to an end here in 21.

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