06.22.23 Study: Retirement Risk Index / FREE Cell Phone Service

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Clark shares findings from a new study about today’s working households and their outlook for retirement. Why are 28% of high income earners struggling in retirement? How you can resolve to build your reserve. Also today, Clark is all about FREE and doesn’t much mind the tradeoffs – and more people are receptive to saving money now. Enter TextNow.com - a FREE cell phone service that may work for you. Retirement Outlook: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 FREE Cell Phone Service : Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show Almost Half of Today’s Working Households Are at Risk of a Lower Standard of Living in Retirement National Retirement Risk Index - Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Bluebird - Loaded with Benefits. Light on Fees. Credit Karma Review: Free Credit Score and More at Your Fingertips Credit Score Guide Target Date Funds: Clark's Favorite Retirement Investment Clark.com - TextNow: How To Get Free Texting and Calling 10 Ways To Save on Prescription Drugs Protect Your Identity 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	It's great to have you here on the car, Howard Show, our emissions to serve you and empower
0:09.3	you.
0:10.3	So you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:14.1	I have to start out with some not-so-great news about where we are on a glide path to being
0:23.6	comfortable in retirement.
0:27.0	And I've got a counterpoint much later in the podcast.
0:31.9	Do you know there's a way for you to get cell phone service for free?
0:37.5	That's right.
0:38.5	Zero dollars.
0:39.5	It's a blast of the past.
0:41.2	I'm going to tell you how it works.
0:44.5	So there's an organization at Boston College, the home of-
0:50.0	What a fine institution.
0:51.4	Just a DBI's and her daughter Claire is now a legacy who will be a junior this fall.
1:00.2	Wow.
1:01.2	She's doing much better in school than I did.
1:03.2	Let me tell you.
1:04.7	She really is.
1:05.8	Yeah, my kids too did better in school than I did.
1:09.8	Anyway, we turned out okay.
1:11.8	You think so?
1:12.8	Yeah.
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