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Anthony Hazzard
May 22, 2025

💵 Today’s Top Stories
Credit

A credit lock and a credit freeze may sound the same. But don’t be fooled. Only one really protects you. Read more to understand what to do. Read more.

Secret

Team Clark’s resident travel expert has decades of experience. Here are her tried and true resources for booking cheap trips. Read more.

Google TV

Google TV advertises that it offers a whopping 800 free channels. Here are some of the channels that are and aren’t included, as well as how Google serves as a free content aggregator. Read more.

Car Insurance

You should be able to drop comprehensive and collision coverage on your auto insurance to save money. Here are the risks – and Clark’s math rule to determine if you should. Read more.

Costco

Costco offers a near-legendary return policy due to its generosity. Here are the rules and regulations around Costco returns. Read more.

💻️ Tech Tip From Kim Komando

Don’t give up: Fight Health Insurance is a new, free AI tool that can help you appeal health insurance claim denials. The chatbot scans your denial letter and generates an appeal letter you can edit. Unlike ChatGPT and others, this one is specifically fine tuned for health insurance rejections. If you use it, triple-check the text before sending it off to your insurer.

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📊 Stat of the Day

🏘️ 36: Years old. That’s the median age of homes sold in the United States. Houses are getting older fast, as the median age was 27 in 2012. “The biggest driver of America’s aging housing stock has been a sharp slowdown in new construction since the 2008 financial crisis, with the US drastically underbuilding for the decade or so that followed with the housing bubble.”

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals
Wayfair Deal
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🎙️ Podcast

Airlines are cutting flights due to economic uncertainty, but this creates a window for deals! Clark breaks down which airlines are cutting back, why travel plans are shifting, and how you can snag a bargain. Plus, a crucial warning if you've booked a flight months in advance! Also, the student loan payment pause is over, and collections on defaulted loans have restarted. Millions could see their wages garnished and tax refunds seized. Clark explains what's happening, who's affected, and what steps you need to take now to protect yourself.

☎️ Need Money Help?

The Team Clark Consumer Action Center is a free helpline that can help you navigate your money questions. Call 636-492-5275. Visit clark.com/cac for more information.

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