09.23.26 How To Shop Home Internet / College Savings Strategies
Summary
Clark Howard warns that home internet providers are raising prices on passive customers, urging listeners to switch to cheaper wireless or fiber alternatives. He advises against complex strategies for paying off student loans, recommending simple repayment over investing or using home equity. Additionally, Howard highlights the growing trend of three-year undergraduate degrees as a way to save 25% on college costs and discusses the financial implications of the Capital One-Discover merger.
Topics discussed
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Show intro: Home internet savings and college costs
The home internet price hike trap and history
Alternatives: Fiber overbuilders and wireless internet
Mint Mobile and personal experiment with wireless internet
Listener Q&A: Canceling T-Mobile and billing cycles
Credit card strategy and the Capital One/Discover merger
NFL tickets: Finding cheap Raiders games in Las Vegas
Personal banter: Clark's decision on NFL Sunday Ticket
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Saving 25% on college via 3-year degree programs
Listener Q&A: Paying off student loans vs 529 investment
Listener Q&A: Using home equity to pay student loans
Listener Q&A: 529 accounts and life insurance for college
Outro: Clark Howard newsletters and sign-off
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