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The Clark Howard Podcast

06.13.23 Our National Debt - Facing The Fix / Your Privacy In the Digital Age

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Submit your travel story! 404 981-2017 Clark breaks down the national debt - what the real problem is and how to fix it. The sooner the better. Also today, Amazon just settled a lawsuit over spying through Alexa and Ring devices. “Smile, You’re on Candid Camera” - depending on where your security cams are operating. Clark has suggestions. Fixing Deficit Spending: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Privacy In The Digital Era: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show Submit your travel story! 404 981-2017 The Debt-Limit Deal Suggests Debt Will Keep Growing, Fast How To Buy Term Life Insurance in 7 Easy Steps Fidelity Investments Review 2023: Pros & Cons Schwab Starter Kit™ Amazon must pay over $30 million over claims it invaded privacy with Ring and Alexa Ring’s privacy failures led to spying and harassment through home security cameras FTC says: Amazon didn’t protect Alexa users’ or children’s privacy What Home Security Camera Does Clark Prefer Ahead of Amazon’s Ring? Amazon “Prime Visa” Card Review: 5% Back for Amazon Prime Members DOT - File a Consumer Complaint 4 Things You Should Always Pack in Your Carry-On Wills & Funerals Archives - Clark Howard Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Okay, Clark. So before you start the episode, I just want to give out our new phone number

0:05.8

that we have. It's not for consumer questions, but we want to do a special episode. We hear

0:10.4

your best travel stories. So if you got the best travel deal you've ever gotten or something

0:14.7

crazy that happened. So for me, one time I was traveling with my friends family, we were

0:19.8

going to Vermont to ski. And this is back for the internet. They had rented a house. And

0:25.3

the instructions to get in the house were incorrect. We ended up having to like shove

0:29.8

one guy who was with us this teenager up on a balcony to break in through the upstairs

0:34.1

sliding doors that were open. So we got in the house. We unpacked all of our stuff. It

0:38.4

was awesome. We're getting ready to go out and ski. And my friends dad, all of a sudden,

0:42.5

goes as white as a sheet because he realized we were at the wrong house. You're going

0:47.7

to say you had broken into somebody's house. We had broken into someone. He's like, wait

0:51.6

a minute. There wasn't supposed to be twin beds and there were all this stuff. So we were

0:55.8

in somebody's house. So he was screaming, everybody get out of the house, like pack up your

1:00.2

stuff. And he made the teenager go up and jump off the balcony, close the door that way

1:05.5

to get out. So we wouldn't leave the front door unlocked. Anyway, it was so crazy, but it

1:10.4

was it's such a fun story. Like I'll always say that.

1:12.7

They're from my state police would like to have a word with you. Yeah. Yeah. All week,

1:16.0

we drive by that house and we saw people were home, but they never, we don't know if

1:19.9

they ever figured it out. So you may remember if you're a long time listener,

1:25.6

how controversial it was with people about when my bag weighed too much when I checked

1:31.7

in my carry on because they weigh your carry on it, Ryan air and it was July and it was

1:37.8

hot. And I went in the bathroom and I put on two pair of pants, three shirts and a pullover

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