10.26.22 Loyalty Programs Give & Take / At Last! Affordable Hearing Aids

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Current customer outrage at Dunkin’ for devaluing rewards offers a lesson about these programs in general, including travel points from hotels and airlines. Clark discusses how this game is played and what participating consumers should understand about so called loyalty programs. Also, Clark has been talking about affordable hearing aids being just around the corner for 5 years. FINALLY they’re here - hearing aids at world prices vs cartel prices! Learn how the market now works and what’s available Loyalty Rewards Devalued: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Now In Range-Affordable Hearing Aids: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: You’re Going to Have to Work Harder for Your Airline Status - The Wall Street Journal. Best Travel Credit Cards: Top Rewards Picks for 2022 Chase Sapphire Reserve® Review: Is It Worth the Hefty Annual Fee? Chase Sapphire Reserve® vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: Which Travel Card Is Best For You? Will Hawaii No Longer Accept Out-of-State Driver’s Licenses? | Snopes.com Automatic Bill Pay: How It Works and How To Do It Safely The Washington Post: How to buy a hearing aid online or in a store Clark.com Hearing Aids Aspiration Spend & Save: Do Good While Maximizing Your Savings Interest Rate What Is Disability Insurance and How Does It Work? Clark.com resources Episode transcripts 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	Welcome to the Clark Howard Show where our mission is to serve you and empower you to
0:09.9	make better financial decisions in your life.
0:13.2	In today's episode, I want to talk about Zoe's been driving me crazy in my own life.
0:20.0	How many companies are turning their supposed loyalty programs into nothing burgers of devaluation?
0:29.9	What they're doing is they're playing us.
0:33.5	They're warring us in.
0:35.1	They're getting our loyalty.
0:37.0	And then those rewards, they're ripping them away from us.
0:42.7	So, I want to tell you how to play the loyalty game the smart way.
0:48.4	And later, so, for five years.
0:54.5	Five years.
0:56.9	I've been lying to you.
0:59.0	That's right.
1:00.0	I've been lying to you.
1:03.2	Because I've been telling you for five years, any day now, you're going to be able to buy
1:08.6	hearing aids at world prices instead of the cartel prices we alone in the entire world
1:15.7	have had.
1:18.3	Five years later, it's finally true.
1:21.6	It's happened.
1:22.7	It's real.
1:23.7	And it only took five additional years because of how dirty Washington money plays and how
1:31.9	the cartel, the US hearing aid cartel, bottled up your ability to buy affordable hearing aids,
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