October holiday shopping is Clark Smart this year. Clark surveys the retail landscape with money saving strategies involving bargain product categories. Early birds SAVE MORE!  Also today - how we pay for things continues to change. As the use of cash & checks fades into history, modern forms of payment are evolving into biometrics. Electronic methods often mean we lose track of our spending. Not cool. 

• Holiday Shopping: Segment 1
• Ask Clark: Segment 2
• E-Spend Control: Segment 3
• Ask Clark: Segment 4

Mentioned on the show

• Factbox: U.S. retailers unveil hiring plans ahead of holiday shopping season
• Christmas is on hold: Stores’ holiday hiring plans are the lowest since 2008
• Amazon’s New Challenge: Bargain Retailers That Are Playing a Different Game
• Christmas shopping starts earlier every year – here's why, and how to shop smart — The Conversation
• Planning To Spend Less on Gifts This Holiday Season? Join The Club
• Clark Deals - Today's Best Deals of the Day
• Amazon.com faces an array of US consumer, state antitrust lawsuits
• Why You Might Want To Dump Your Delta Credit Card Now
• Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card: 6 Things To Know in 2023
• Why Clark Howard Added This Credit Card to His Wallet in 2022
• Paper checks are dead. Cash is dying. Who still uses them?
• Airline consolidators  / The Complete Guide to Business Class Flights

Clark.com resources

• Episode transcripts
• Community.Clark.com
• Clark.com daily money newsletter
• Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275

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