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Are you tired of paying streaming services exorbitant prices for access to things like live news, weather and sports? If so, you’re part of a fast-growing group of consumers who are fed up with price increases across both the video streaming service and live TV streaming service industries. Are you ready to take action and reclaim some of that cash?

If you like saving money on groceries, Aldi is the place to shop. This discount grocer features rock-bottom prices on the most popular grocery items as well as organic meats, milk and specialty cheese. In addition to its fantastic prices on all your favorite grocery items, Aldi features special deals each week in its Aldi Finds ad.

For a limited-time, earn a $250 Bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening with the card_name! This card offers 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each quarter you activate.

Do you have a favorite credit card that you believe is the best on the market? Team Clark often tells you about our favorite rewards credit cards, but today we’ll take a closer look at the cards that consumers themselves rated highly. They picked a winner for both the best credit card with no annual fee and the best credit card with an annual fee. The winners from this survey may be a little bit different than the cards you had in mind! Let’s take a look at the results.

We are already in mid-October, which means we are right in the heart of the holiday shopping season. Weird to say, right? But that is why this is especially important to talk about right now. If you can, don’t sign up for deal alerts or promotional lists from different stores. Take a look at your habits.

For years, I’ve advised against buying used cars directly from rental car companies. My reasoning was simple: rental vehicles rack up heavy mileage quickly and are driven hard by a non-stop rotation of customers. Historically, because rental companies turned their fleets over so rapidly, their routine maintenance often left a lot to be desired.

After decades of watching paychecks come in, many new retirees struggle to start spending the money they worked so long and hard to save. A common version of that worry takes the form of a simple rule: Never touch the principal. Wes Moss, fiduciary financial advisor and host of Ask an Advisor on the Clark Howard Podcast, heard it from a client he calls “Jim” on a July 2026 episode.

Recently, my son sent me a video clip of “me” speaking online. I have to tell you, I was genuinely creeped out. It sounded 100% like me — the right inflections, my tone, everything. The video made it sound like I was giving expert advice on which iPhone to buy. But I never said a single word of it. I don’t review technology like that! Anyone listening, though, would have believed without a doubt that it was me.

Have you ever received a mailer or an email from your homeowners insurance company offering free smart home devices and wondered, “Is this a trick? Are they trying to spy on me, or is this actually a good deal?” I’ve received these offers myself, and I get questions about them all the time. Insurance companies increasingly offer policyholders free monitoring technology, specifically for your home’s electrical system and water lines.

I’ve repeatedly called out hospitals as one of the biggest drivers of skyrocketing healthcare costs in the United States. But there’s an important tool for keeping those costs in check that I haven’t talked about enough: comparison shopping. If you need a non-emergency procedure, surgery, or medical test, shopping around can save you hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars. By law, hospitals are required to file their pricing lists with the federal government.