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The Clark Howard Podcast

10.17.18 Free stuff for good grades; Mattress tariffs; Picking funds inside a Roth

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Clark refers to a Clark.com article about how kids can get free stuff for getting good marks at school; The tariff discussion continues. Next up on the chopping block are mattresses being shipped from China; Opening up a Roth or other investment account is a great idea. But don't forget to allocate the money inside of those accounts well to grow your wealth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Aala Big Milk.

0:04.6

It's important that your little ones get the nutrients they need for normal growth and

0:09.1

development.

0:10.1

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0:16.0

D, vitamin A and iron, to help fuel big adventures for your children over the age of one.

0:22.2

Extra goodness, really tasty and just fresh whole milk.

0:26.6

Bye Aala Big Milk today.

0:36.2

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Clark Howard Show, where it's all about you and

0:41.5

that quality yours I want you to learn ideas to me, so you can keep more of what you make.

0:48.0

And coming up in a few minutes in today's Clark Regis moment, somebody is trying to

0:52.9

spoil the party for all the money people are saving now buying mattresses.

0:58.7

I'm going to tell you what's up and how to avoid the trouble.

1:03.4

And coming up, yet later, there's something that people keep doing wrong in IRAs and

1:10.9

Ross.

1:12.3

I don't want it to be you.

1:13.8

I'm going to tell you what's the missing link in so many people's best efforts to save

1:20.7

for the future.

1:23.5

So I want to share something with you that I think is pretty neat.

1:28.8

Your kids, if you have kids, can be rewarded with free stuff if they have good grades.

1:40.0

Now, this is something that may or may not be happening in your household, but it could

1:46.4

be a motivator or a reward.

1:50.4

And the O of R crew at Clark.com has put together a list of what are known as report card rewards,

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