05.29.26 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / Driving To Your Future

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Friday - Clark Stinks day! Lane (Clark’s wife!) shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also today - A shocking 81% of consumers admit to routinely making impulse buys. But while small impulse buys hurt your weekly budget, there is one major lifestyle purchase that can absolutely sabotage long-term wealth: our second biggest purchase in life - a vehicle. The average cost of a car has climbed to a whopping $50,000, yet we still get tired of our rides and cycle through them too quickly. By making a single change to how, what, and how often you buy an automobile over your working lifetime—and investing those savings into the stock market instead—you could easily put an extra $250,000 directly into your pocket by the time you retire. Use our Wealth Impact Calculator to turbocharge your retirement savings today: All this and more on the May 29, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 Car Buying & Your Retirement: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: What Is an HSA Account and How Does It Work? - Clark Howard Is a 401(k) Loan a Good Idea? Almost Never - Clark Howard 401(k) Loan Calculator - Clark Howard Why Does My Locked Credit Card Still Allow Charges? - Clark Howard Lost Your Credit Card? How To Place a Temporary Freeze on Your Account How To Get a Gym Membership for Practically Free - Clark Howard USA TODAY: Why you keep impulse buying, even when broke A Single Change to Your Car-Buying Habits Could Add $250,000 to Retirement Calculator: Wealth Impact of Buying Cars The Best Car-Buying Services - Clark Howard Do I Need a Mechanic Inspection When Buying a Used Car from CarMax or Carvana? 5 Best Places To Buy Pet Medicines - Clark Howard 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 great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show.
0:07.7	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:16.5	And today is my favorite day of the week because it's Clark Stinks.
0:22.6	And this is the first time ever that my wife Lane gets to lay out how I stink in her opinion.
0:31.9	Wait, where am I?
0:33.1	I'm not on this list.
0:35.3	But anyway, my wife Lane is here being Krista today.
0:39.7	And if you missed Wednesday's podcast, you don't know.
0:43.1	Krista and I couldn't coordinate vacation this time.
0:46.5	So she will be here next Friday with next Friday's Clark Stinks.
0:51.4	Lane will be here today and be on Monday and Wednesday's podcast. Thank you for doing it.
0:57.8	Of course. And coming up later, the second biggest purchase most of us make is when we buy a car.
1:05.7	I got some stats that show what a difference when and what you buy can make in your financial future.
1:15.3	But now it's time for the Lane edition of Clark Stinks.
1:22.3	I should have never encouraged you to speak.
1:24.3	You must think I'm pretty stupid.
1:25.5	You should be ashamed of yourself.
1:27.0	Well, maybe i'm
1:27.7	wrong maybe i'm wrong maybe you're right pal all right lane you're up do you want to do you want to start
1:36.9	with oh yeah i'm looking for mine on here i'm not seeing it you got one you want to do
1:43.1	no not today not for public consumption.
1:48.2	Oh, oh boy. Just getting, just kidding. Okay. All right. So we have a first Clark stinks from
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