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💵 Today’s Top Stories
Prescription

Mark Cuban’s prescription company offers transparent pricing and no insurance needed. Here’s why Clark loves it and a list of the top 10 drugs with the biggest discounts. Read more.

lost phone

You reach into your pocket and realize your phone is gone. You can’t find it. You panic. Your entire life is on that thing. What do you do to protect yourself? Read more.

Piggy bank list

Team Clark evaluated dozens and dozens of banks to locate the best free checking accounts in America. Is your bank on this list? Read more.

Cars

Car insurance companies can use your credit score as a factor on your application. If you’ve frozen your credit, you can receive more expensive rates. Read more.

💵 Calculator of the Week: Early Mortgage Payoff Calculator
mortgage payoff calculator

Ready to be mortgage-free sooner? See how small extra payments can save you tens of thousands in interest and cut years off your loan.

🧳 Helpful To-Do List for Non-Luggage Travel Items

Whether you’re taking advantage of shoulder-season deals or looking ahead to holiday travel, chances are your next trip is in the back of your mind.

Many of us make lists when packing our suitcase, whether physical or mental (“OK, socks, underwear, toiletries … wait, shoes!”). But what about a list for things other than our luggage?

Travel + Leisure recently released a 15-point checklist that may be helpful:

  1. Make copies (digital photos) of your passport. (Clark recommends this as well.)

  2. Take photos of your luggage.

  3. Alert your credit card company. (Especially for international trips.)

  4. Contact your cell phone company.

  5. Notify your home security system operator.

  6. Confirm all reservations.

  7. Make advance payments on bills that have due dates during your trip.

  8. Check the weather.

  9. Eat, throw out or give away perishable food.

  10. Leave an itinerary with a friend or family member.

  11. Clean out your wallet. (Leave only items necessary for your trip.)

  12. Place a hold on your mail delivery. (Or arrange for a neighbor or friend to collect it.)

  13. Bring in outdoor furniture. (Or any items that may be easy to steal.)

  14. Confirm arrangements for pets and houseplants.

  15. Download offline entertainment.

📊 Stat of the Day

💵 $7.7 trillion: Assets in money market funds in the U.S. as of last week, including $60 billion of inflows from Sept. 1-4. Money market funds gave an average yield of 4.1% at the end of August, in line with our best high-yield savings accounts.

💰️ Deal Alert: Today’s Top Deals
Clark Howard travel advice
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🎙️ Podcast

Clark dives into the new Robinhood Gold, its pros and cons, and whether the service is worth it for young investors. (There are two key features that Clark really, really likes!) Also, he weighs in on AMC's new discount program and if it will be enough to save the movie theater business.

☎️ 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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