06.05.26 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / Rent: Tenant Power

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Friday - Clark Stinks day! Christa shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also, are you blindly renewing your lease and paying more for rent every year? Stop! A massive boom in apartment construction across most of the country has officially flipped the script. It’s time to stop being passive and start letting the market work for you. Clark breaks down the exact strategy to slash your monthly housing costs. All this and more on the June 5, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 Lower Rent: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Why Series I Savings Bonds Are a Good Deal Again 401(k) Loan Calculator - Clark Howard Travel Insurance: What You Need To Know Before You Buy How To Make Your Online Accounts Accessible When You Die Best 529 College Savings Plans By State Ask your landlord to lower your rent — now 4 Fastest Ways To Improve Your Credit - 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	Attention all passengers.
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0:23.1	Trains on Uber.
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0:58.0	Thank you. Kia, movement that inspires. It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
1:02.3	Our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.
1:10.9	And today is what you've been waiting all week for.
1:14.4	Clark Stinks is about to come your way.
1:17.5	Our very popular segment where you get to learn how I may have gotten it wrong.
1:23.6	And Krista, while you were on vacation, then you had pneumonia and all that.
1:27.9	My wife Lane filled in.
1:29.9	And the hardest thing for her to do filling in for you was reading the Clark Sting.
1:35.3	I knew that was going to be hard.
1:36.9	Thank you so much to Lane.
1:39.0	And everyone loved.
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