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Always avoid this roadside assistance (8 29 25)

Always avoid this roadside assistance (8 29 25)

Sally McDonald
August 29, 2025

💵 Today’s Top Stories

Warning: Never Get Roadside Assistance From Your Insurance Provider

It may be tempting to purchase roadside assistance when you buy car insurance. But it’s usually a horrible idea, as Clark explains. Read more.

Best and Worst Airports for Cheap Domestic Flights

Team Clark loves to travel almost as much as we love good deals. Here’s where you’ll find the best (and worst) prices on flights around the country according to Going. Read more.

Hidden Amazon Setting Could Charge the Wrong Credit Card

Did you know that Amazon automatically enables a setting that charges an alternative credit card? If your bank declines your attempted Amazon purchase, this is what happens by default. Read more.

IRS Seeks Public Input on the Future of Free Tax Filing

Should we have to pay to prepare our tax returns? Clark says no. But the IRS, which has allowed more and more of us to file for free in recent years, is thinking about jettisoning free tax prep. Read more.

Which Chase Sapphire Travel Rewards Credit Card Is Best For You?

The Chase Sapphire Reserve ($795) and the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card ($95) are annual-fee travel rewards credit cards. Let’s compare one of the Cadillacs of rewards cards to a cheaper option. Read more.

📊 Stat of the Day

👯 44%: Share of Millennials and Gen Z that say they’ve skipped social events because of cost. Similarly, 42% say they’ve overspent on activities with friends “a few months out of the year.” Just 52% of those generations say they have one to three friends they get together with often. Among those, common activities are going to bars (72%), spending time outside (56%) and birthday celebrations (50%).

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals

🎙️ Podcast

It’s time for "Clark Stinks!" Christa reads the latest "Clark Stinks!" submissions and Clark responds. Also, health insurance is wildly expensive, and scammers know it. Clark shares a warning about deceptive "ultra-thin" and outright fake health plans that are tricking people into thinking they have real coverage.

☎️ 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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