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The Clark Howard Podcast

07.23.24 Dangerous Mortgages / SAVE MORE on Back To School Goods

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Some home buyers are using mortgage products to make houses more affordable, but these types of mortgages can be very dangerous to your wallet. Also, it’s time to do back to school shopping for many parents. Clark shares tips for saving money on everything from supplies to clothes to computers. Dangerous Mortgages: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Back To School Shopping: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: More people are taking a mortgage over 40 years – what this means for young people’s finances Mortgages Archives - Clark Howard How To Open a Roth IRA Clark Deals - Tablets / Clark.com - Cell Phone Guide Best 2% Cash Back Credit Cards: 9 Options in 2024 Why Does Clark Howard Wear 2 Watches? 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

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0:36.0

It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show. You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make better financial decisions in your life.

0:52.0

I was recently taken it back. better financial decisions in your life.

0:52.8

I was recently taken it back.

0:55.2

When I saw some of the mortgage products

0:57.8

consumers are using right now to seemingly make buying a house at a time they're incredibly unaffordable, affordable.

1:08.0

But you're playing with dynamite TNT. Also, okay, back to school. Oh man, kids don't like hearing that.

1:20.6

Depending on where you are in the United States, school hearing that

1:23.6

depending on where you are in the United States schools go back the earliest and late July

1:29.6

the next week and as late as the first week of September.

1:34.8

I want to talk about things you need to know

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