J.R. Whalen
speaker
37,077 appearances
1,141 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2017
last heard Jan 2025
J.R. Whalen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsNo recordings in the last 12 months.Older appearances are listed below; set an alert to hear about the next one.
Appearances
Here's your Money Briefing for Tuesday, December 3rd.
voice-verified
I'm J.R.
voice-verified
Whalen for The Wall Street Journal.
voice-verified
The cost of car maintenance and repairs has risen 28 percent over the past three years, according to the Labor Department.
voice-verified
That's caused more drivers to pump the brakes and try to make the fixes themselves.
voice-verified
We'll talk to Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Joe Pinsker after the break.
voice-verified
More car owners are taking the DIY approach to making repairs to reduce costs.
voice-verified
But what kinds of work should be left to the professionals?
voice-verified
Wall Street Journal personal finance reporter Joe Pinsker joins me.
voice-verified
Joe, what kinds of car fixes are people trying to do themselves?
voice-verified
How much more expensive is it to get these fixes done by the professionals?
voice-verified
What do the DIYers learn to do these projects?
voice-verified
So YouTube is the big solution here.
voice-verified
Is the DIY approach to car repair a growing trend?
voice-verified
Are there particular repairs the professionals said that's not a good idea for you to do at home?
voice-verified
You should definitely have this done by somebody with experience?
voice-verified
There's a quiz at the bottom of your story where readers can guess how much a repair on a car might cost.
voice-verified
Our producer took it and on average guessed about $3,000 less than the actual cost.
voice-verified
But she did guess the cost of repair of a door on a Subaru.
voice-verified
She was on the nose with that.
voice-verified
Showing 941–960 of 37,077 · page 48 of 1854
← Previous
Next →