10.13.25 The Cost Of Streaming TV / Can You Trust CPO Vehicles?

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In today’s episode - do you consider steaming TV as a monthly essential? You won’t believe how many of us do. So how do you spend less to watch your favorite shows? And later - does certified pre-owned actually mean anything when you’re considering a used vehicle purchase? Clark explains how the CPO program began, and how it’s become very problematic. Your Streaming Costs: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 CPO Vehicles: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: STREAMING TV - Clark.com What Disney’s New Price Hikes Mean for Your Favorite Streaming TV Bundles Best Free Streaming Services in 2025: Movies and TV for Cord Cutters 4 Things To Know Before You Buy a TV Antenna Clark Howard Is Making These Changes to His Streaming TV Strategy How To Freeze and Unfreeze Your Credit With Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles: What You Need to Know Before You Buy Should You Buy an Extended Warranty on Your Car? Are Car Wash Memberships Worth It? 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 my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show.
0:08.1	You know, our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you to make
0:13.4	better financial decisions in your life.
0:17.2	And today's episode is streaming TV a monthly essential?
0:24.1	Is it something you just got to have?
0:27.6	You wouldn't believe how many people say, yes, it's essential.
0:32.6	So how are you going to pay less?
0:35.4	I want to talk about that.
0:36.6	And later, CPO, big deal in the car business, certified pre-owned.
0:45.8	What does it mean, more importantly?
0:48.0	What does it not mean?
0:52.2	So Credit Karma did a survey.
0:56.5	Survey says people consider streaming to be an essential, non-essential.
1:05.5	What?
1:06.9	Okay.
1:08.5	What's essential?
1:16.3	Your health, having food to eat, right? Roof over your head. I mean, those are things that are essential, being safe. Being able to watch Hulu. Oh, man, that's an essential
1:27.3	thing. Apparently, I's an essential thing.
1:28.4	Apparently, I mean, the content that's available from the various streaming services,
1:36.1	we now look at as something that is core and essential to our lives.
1:43.6	And so look what's happened.
1:45.8	I mean, Disney's been much in the news for raising prices.
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