There's gift I've ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike.

It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like it was so it was all wrapped up

but it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so

I guess. For that was a life changer and I'm still sort of big on cycling around my area now so for that one change me a little.

Joy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks.

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve you and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.

First today are weekly Clark Stink segment and later some of it doesn't stink. There are deals in the midst of all this inflation.

There are deals all over the place I'm going to tell you how to zig when prices are zagging.

For Clark Stinks this is your opportunity at Clark dot com slash Clark Stinks. So let me know when you feel I've missed the mark shown to be that I'm thick in the head giving bad advice you disagree with me whatever.

Just go to Clark dot com slash Clark Stinks and post and then right here right now.

I'm going to read her favorite post from Clark Stinks over the last week.

I should have never encouraged to speak. You much think I'm pretty stupid. You should be ashamed of yourself. Maybe I'm wrong.

Maybe I'm wrong.

First Clark Stinks is from Christa who says that she does not pick her favorites. Okay. Here's the first one for real Costco Costco Costco Costco this Costco that I think I finally figured out the Costco and acronym.

Clark only supports terribly cheap options and that's from Ralph.

So Ralph I must admit that the shirt I'm wearing is from Sam's Club not from Costco because the Sam's Club clothing.

Is it members mark? Oh, members mark their private label. Is it? Yes, members mark. No, it's members mark. Oh, okay.

And so I mean not it doesn't say raw floor and so it must be like their version of Apollo. It's members. I know this the members mark shirt. Okay, sorry. Go ahead. Carry on. Anyway, so this was $7.

$7. Costco shirts are generally too expensive for me. Is there in double digits. So yeah, it is true. I am very, very very thrifty with what I buy.

And it's just how I made up and so when the warehouse club movement started in I think 1978 with price club on Marena Drive in San Diego. I saw price. Yes, it's for me that was like it was like this whole new era where somebody figured out how to squeeze all the overhead out of retail.

And you have to accept the more limited selection. So you are right. What was the thing he said Clark only supports terribly cheap options. That's true. Ralph except for services.

When you are buying a service, whatever it is, let's say it's a repair in your home or anything like that, you're having your car repaired. You want to have someone who you know is really good at what he or she does who's very honest, trustworthy.

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