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The Clark Howard Podcast

07.28.25 Inflation & Retail Adaptation / Everyday Is Scam Awareness Day

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.64.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today - Clark discusses how retailers and consumers are handling inflation. To deal with higher prices, we’re changing how & where we shop. It works!  Also, it's more important than ever to be on guard because scam attempts are nearly constant. Clark alerts you to some of the latest scams so you don’t get ripped off.  Offset Inflation: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Most Common Scams: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: 10 Ways You're Wasting Money on Groceries Axios: Store brands become retail's secret weapon against tariffs Dollar General is shaking off tariff fears and winning over higher-income consumers Barrons: The Rich Are Shopping in Dollar Stores. What It Means for the Economy. Best 529 College Savings Plans By State 529 to Roth IRA: Rollover Rules, Conversion Guide, and FAQs BBB-File a Complaint How to Freeze Your Child's Credit Overwhelmed by Scammers? 96% of Americans Are Targeted Every Week Scammers posing as SPCA and animal welfare staff AI Obituary Pirates Are Exploiting Our Grief. I Tracked One Down to Find Out Why Student loan scammers won’t offer relief This hurricane season, prepare to avoid the scams Are you really out of Cloud storage or is that message a scam? Think Twice Before You Click ‘Unsubscribe’ The Safer Way To Use Your Debit Card Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com  /  Ask Clark 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

We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.

0:05.5

In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how

0:10.4

appearance-based compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realizing it.

0:15.9

In partnership with the Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation

0:20.6

for ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the... with the Dove Self-Eesteem Project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for

0:21.1

ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the free body confidence journal

0:26.4

at Dove.com forward slash Y2K.

0:31.9

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0:39.3

my go-to for creating content. From social posts to images, videos, flyers, whatever I need to stand out.

0:45.3

With customizable templates and smart features, it saved me endless hours.

0:50.3

And the best bit, it's free.

0:53.3

Search for Adobe Express to find out more and get started today. And the best bit, it's free.

0:57.8

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1:07.5

It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show.

1:09.9

You know, our mission is all about you.

1:14.1

Being empowered with knowledge so you make better financial decisions in your life. Today, how are you and I dealing with the cost of goods

1:24.0

being so much higher? We are really changing. We're changing how, when, and where we shop.

1:33.8

And it works. Also, I want to share something with you about scams later in this podcast. So you and I are behaving more like people elsewhere in the

1:51.3

world. The United States has historically been the only developed market where people bought

1:59.6

overwhelmingly brand name goods.

2:03.3

But hit us in the head over and over again with costs going up.

2:09.9

And what are we doing?

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