09.28.22 Make A Difference: Government Jobs / Getting Control of Credit Card Debt

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Labor shortages are everywhere, but one sector particularly hurting affects us all - the government. Governments all over the country are short of workers, especially at state and local levels in varied capacities. Some of these jobs may come with the rare pension. You may be part of the solution. Clark paid his way through undergraduate school working for HUD - a good steady job. Also, credit card interest rates are the highest in decades. Long term credit card debt puts you in indentured servitude to the banks. Clark has a back to basics way to get it under control. Your Government Needs YOU: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Credit Card Debt: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Does Anyone Want a Government Job? Anyone? USA Federal Jobs Food prices are still soaring — here's what's getting more expensive Hearing Aids Will Soon Be Sold Over The Counter Costco Hearing Aids: 5 Things To Know Before You Buy The Best Smart Water-Leak Detector - The New York Times Have you joined Clark's 'Ditch Your Debt' Facebook group yet? NYTimes: Wegmans Discontinues Self-Checkout App, Citing Losses 5 Ways to Save Money on Gas at Kroger Clark Howard's Important Advice on Funeral Planning Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm so glad to welcome you here at the Clark Howard Show.
0:07.9	Our mission is to serve you and empower you so you make better financial decisions in
0:13.9	your life.
0:15.5	This episode I've talked about the worker shortage at length, but there's one sector that
0:21.7	I've not talked about at all that actually there are tons and tons of jobs going begging.
0:31.3	You might consider I'll fill you in a minute.
0:34.0	And something else I want to talk about affecting you potentially credit card debt.
0:42.3	Ooh, there's some bad news on the credit card debt front.
0:46.6	Plus, I want to hit you with one deal on a credit card.
0:50.2	I want to make sure you know about.
0:52.6	And if you're enjoying this podcast, I hope you'll subscribe so you never ever miss a
1:00.4	money saving or money making episode.
1:05.5	So governments all over the country are talking about how short they are of workers.
1:13.9	It's every part of government, but most especially state and local.
1:20.4	And these jobs that are going begging apparently number past one million, depending on the
1:28.5	local government, it may actually be a fairly stable job.
1:33.4	It may or may not come with something that's unbelievably rare.
1:38.7	And that's a pension or hopefully a generous 401k or equivalent that could be available
1:49.2	to you.
1:51.2	And it's every phase of government work that they are short of workers, not for everybody.
2:01.5	And a lot of people may say, hey, last place I want to work is government.
2:07.5	My thinking about it is that if you are unhappy with how your local or state government provide
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