06.19.24 Longevity Considerations / Power Grid Blackouts

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

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🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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There’s a lot of talk about living to 100 and beyond these days. Longevity science is a big business, but along with living longer, we need to ensure our financial security. Also, get Clark’s take on recent reports concerning potential lengthy power blackouts. Health & Financial Longevity: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Power Grid Blackouts: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Blue Zones: A Blueprint for Adapting Health and Financial Security into Longevity The booming business of eternal youth Vanguard Review: Pros & Cons How To Choose the Best Charities for Your Donations What's the Best Way To Donate to a Charity? Cheap Phone Plans: Get Exactly What You Want at the Cheapest Price [The Washington Post] Where heat waves might cause blackouts: Look up your area This Boston startup created renewable energy storage that’s 10 times cheaper than lithium-ion batteries 8 Things To Know Before You Fly Frontier Airlines Stacked vs. Unstacked Auto Insurance: 2024 Guide Thank you for listening today, Clarkies! If you want to be part of our “Clarkie” segment, call 404-981-2071 to leave a comment or story. We may play it during a future episode! 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	It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show. Our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you. So you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:16.0	And in today's show, there's so much talk about living beyond a hundred. I'm not going to make
0:22.4	it to a hundred, but longevity science is big business. Remember
0:28.0	there was some guy who was spending all this money, really guy just to try to live to like I don't
0:36.0	know what 135 or something anyway what about your financial security if you live a
0:42.2	really long time?
0:43.8	Also, there have been some reports in the news
0:47.3	about the potential for months long blackouts due to the weather.
0:52.8	Don't believe it, don't believe it.
0:56.0	A lot of hound ringing about this.
0:58.5	I'm going to tell you what's really going on
1:01.6	with the power grid later in today's podcast.
1:06.0	So almost seven months ago, I had my heart valve surgery
1:12.0	and I can tell you I just had my latest follow-up. My numbers are
1:16.7	really good. The surgeon told me that my heart function is much stronger than
1:22.4	before and we were talking about heart function is much stronger than before.
1:23.5	And we were talking about the two things
1:26.1	that I've done following the surgery.
1:29.0	One I've always been into, but I've just ramped it up is how much activity I engage in every day,
1:36.0	walking, exercise of various types, that sort of thing. So that was just a
1:41.1	continuation really of what I was about.
1:44.0	But the other thing was improving my diet.
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