08.17.21 Moving? A Clark Warning / Remote Work Considerations.

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Organized crime has had a hand in moving scams for decades and now it’s gotten more severe. Clark describes how the scam happens, so you can steer clear. // The pandemic has upended the office imperative, allowing more people to live and work anywhere in the country or abroad. But working remotely is not without downsides. Some Clark smart employment direction. Ask Clark topics include: How Do Student Loans Work? 7 Things to Know / Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 / How to Save Money on Car Insurance / How to handle money when you’re traveling overseas / Stock Options - Not recommended / How To Spot, Avoid, and Report Fake Check Scams | FTC \\ Want more money advice? Sign up for Clark’s free daily newsletter! Free Advice: Clark's Consumer Action Center 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
0:09.1	and empower you so you make better financial decisions in your life.
0:14.0	Today I want to warn you about something I'm hearing more and more complaints about recently.
0:19.3	Movers!
0:20.3	It's the Wild West trying to find a good moving company.
0:23.4	I'm going to give you steps to protect yourself, speaking of moving.
0:27.9	Even silver lining of the pandemic is more and more people are able to live and work
0:33.0	from other parts of the country or even the world.
0:36.8	I'll address that later and of course I'll get to your questions.
0:43.8	It's been an ugly year for people getting scammed moving.
0:51.4	The Mafia organized crime has been a force in the moving industry, the periphery, the
1:01.6	dishonest crooked part of it.
1:04.0	For as many years as I can remember I have been doing what I do since 1987 and I've been
1:14.4	getting moving complaints forever but what's changed is what is happening to people with
1:23.8	the moving complaints that's so much more severe than I used to hear about and I need to
1:30.7	make sure you understand what's going on out there that can just absolutely eat up
1:38.6	your wallet.
1:41.6	Here's what happens.
1:42.9	You're looking for a mover and you go online.
1:47.4	You go to Google or whatever search engine and you're looking for a mover and you see
1:56.5	various movers listed and so you click on them and you get an online quote or you call
2:03.0	somebody for a quote and they may be very professional, very thorough.
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