08.15.25 Clark Answers His Critics on Clark Stinks / When Car Rental - Hertz

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Friday - Clark Stinks day! Christa shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also today, one major rental car company has now earned the “do not rent” label from Clark. Get Clark’s latest advice on car rentals. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 Car Rental Update: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Booking a Cruise? Here Are 5 Ways To Do It for Less You Won't Believe What Clark Howard Says About Wells Fargo Now What Is an HSA Account and How Does It Work? Subscription Services: Why Canceling Is So Hard (and a Solution) What Is a CD Ladder and When Is It a Good Idea? / CD Ladder Calculator Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card Review: What You Should Know The Secret Technology Rental Car Companies Are Using Against You Cheapest Way to Rent a Car: Expert Tips Major Changes Announced for Southwest Airlines Credit Cards How Do You Prepare for the Likelihood of Long-Term Care Costs? 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	It's great to have you here on the Clark Howard Show. You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you, so you make better financial decisions in your life. One way we love to serve you is with our websites, Clark.com and Clark Deals.com. And we have new
0:24.7	content for you every day of the week. I mean, we never sleep. We're always posting new stuff.
0:33.6	So come and check us out. Even on the weekend, we're still posting new stuff for you.
0:41.1	But before my weekend can begin, guess what it's here for?
0:46.0	Clark stinks, where I get to hear how I disappointed you.
0:51.0	Or you feel I just flat out was lame or wrong. And speaking of stinking, later, I need to tell you
1:03.0	about why I am no longer renting rental cars from one of the major rental car companies,
1:10.0	even though nothing bad has happened to me yet.
1:15.0	I got to fill you in to protect your wallet, and that's coming later.
1:19.7	But right now, it's time for Clark Stig.
1:24.5	I should have never encouraged you to speak.
1:26.8	You must think I'm pretty stupid. You should be ashamed of yourself.
1:29.3	Well, maybe I'm wrong.
1:30.3	Maybe I'm wrong.
1:31.3	Maybe you're right, pal.
1:33.3	Clark, you stink like the bottom of my garbage can in a heat wave.
1:42.3	All right, I'm going to change up the way I read the
1:45.1	cork stinks, by the way, just to go light change. I'm going to give the person's name and state
1:49.1	if they gave it to us when I start reading it. Okay. This one came in from Carol and Arizona.
1:54.7	Carol says, I love Clark's insights and helpful tips, but I have one minor quibble. It's
1:59.3	Clark's use of the term scamster for scammers. To me,
2:03.1	scampster brings to mind someone cute and harmless. Maybe it sounds too similar to hamster or
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