06.29.22 Higher Education Transformation / Making Adjustments for Inflation

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Needed changes in education are overdue and on the way. Clark characterizes post high school ed and how economic forces unleashed by Covid are changing the equation for the better. The rise of the education consumer means relevance and connection to career will be key. Also, Clark lists the many factors contributing to the inflation testing us all - and puts it in historical perspective. This cycle has caused economic dislocations creating discounts. Learn where the deals are, and - in the price surging sectors, ways people are cutting back to offset inflation, including gas & grocery strategies. Higher Education Transformation: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 INFLATION: Perspective & Adjustments: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Uni - One Toll Pass. 19 States. CELL PHONES - Clark.com 7 Things That Are Actually a Great Deal Right Now 10 Best Restaurant Apps for Fast Food Deals Clark.com resources Episode transcripts 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 my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve
0:09.6	you and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:15.1	And today's show, one talk about how the pandemic and the aftermath of it is going to bring
0:22.6	about very, very welcome needed changes in education way overdue.
0:29.7	Particularly for people past high school.
0:33.4	And also inflation is just eating up your wallet, right?
0:39.6	So we're going to talk about how you can do things to beat inflation at least in part
0:45.7	every day in your life.
0:48.8	So I'm always just at base and optimist.
0:54.8	But this time I really believe my optimism is not misplaced.
0:59.5	I've been frustrated for a long, long, long time that our post high school education system
1:06.0	in the United States has been rigid, institutional, bureaucratic, and not been focused on the needs
1:14.8	of the students.
1:17.0	And I believe that economic forces unleashed by COVID are going to absolutely change that
1:27.4	equation because a lot of people who in the past may have felt, okay, I got to go off
1:33.9	to college now.
1:34.9	I'm done with high school or whatever.
1:36.2	They're like, wait a minute, wait a minute.
1:39.2	For that job, what I really need is a certification in this computing skill.
1:44.7	Or for that job, what I need is a certification in this.
1:49.0	Or I need to go to a technical college and get this particular training or education.
1:55.5	Or I need to go into this internship or apprenticeship or whatever.
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