You don’t need to break the bank to get into shape!
I just love before and after pictures:
Who wouldn’t want to get healthier, lose the extra pounds and feel better? After all, our health is our most important asset and these days, health care costs are among those things that are rising faster than inflation! Get […]
For some of you, I’m coming out with this a little late in the day. I apologize. If it’s still Friday, you’ve got a chance to take advantage of the following deals:
This week’s highlight for wacky pick is:
Unicycle - The savings of $10 isn’t that breath-taking, but I have to wonder how many unicycles Amazon sells. Aren’t you dying to know this? I’m can juggle a bit, but I’m not to adding a unicycle any time soon.
Best Value of the Week?
Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator - I made that a question because I haven’t looked a GPS […]
Original post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services recently launched a website, Hospital Compare, that allows patients to compare measures of quality of care of more than 2500 hospitals nationwide. The website, which was created by the joint effort of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of DHHS and […]
The following post originally appeared on I’ve Paid For That Twice Already. A member of the M-Network, she has a couple other sites worth checking out: Hug Twice and Snowflake Revolution. Recently, of course, you remember me mentioning her snowflaking concept as the basis for my wealthstreaming idea.
There may be a […]
Summer is a season of graduations and weddings. Life events like these often have an impact on the health insurance coverage of those involved. When a new person joins your family or a child is no longer deemed a dependent it can affect their eligibility under your health plan
Insurance DeadlinesOften times your plan will allow for […]
Health insurance coverage can be a complex benefit to understand with the multitude of rules and restrictions that many insurance companies have in place. If you fail to follow your insurance plan’s guidelines, you may end up getting medical treatment that isn’t covered and having to pay more for health care.
One of the keys to […]
Did you know that medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the US? What’s scary is that just having insurance doesn’t protect you from huge medical bills. Many people enter the hospital with insurance but still end up owing large amounts of money.
Unlike consumer debt which accumulates over time, large medical bills can […]
How much does a double cheeseburger, milkshake, and fries cost? While you may only pay a few bucks each time you buy it, eating that meal over and over can end up costing you a lot more than that in the long run.
Health Care Costs Although we don’t think about it on a daily basis, […]
My wife has been an active member in a nation-wide, young adults group. I am a member as well, but I’m not nearly as active (lack of time, plus my Laziness kicks in). The groups goals are very noble. They aim to help members with public speaking and event planning skills while raising money for charity through local businesses. Recently my wife went to a meeting and was gone longer than usual. I got a little concerned, so I called her to find out how the meeting was going. It turned out that it […]
March 31st was the deadline for submitting our flexible spending account claims for 2007. I mentioned in an earlier post a strategy you might use to spend any extra money in your FSA leftover at the end of the year.
I received some skeptical comments about the idea and someone even pointed out that even though it […]
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I have seen some good stuff written about fat man pants. What are “fat man pants”? The idea is simply that when you gain weight, you need to buy new, comfortable pants rather than walk around in your waist-cinching pantaloons. Simple enough. If you have a size 32 […]
Imagine your wrist is itching right now. It’s the kind of itch that just has to be scratched - it doesn’t matter what you are doing, because the urge to scratch rises up and blocks your ability to concentrate on almost anything else. I am sure you know this feeling - the sudden […]
Every year I always scramble to try and spend my flexible spending account balance before the deadline. As it comes down to the wire I start looking for anything to spend the money on that meets the FSA guidelines. This year I ran across a promising strategy that should make it easier to clear out the […]
Original post on The Sun’s Financial Diary
One big story over the weekend is that an Associated Press investigation found that more than 41 million Americans are drinking water contaminated by antibiotic, anti-depression medicine, and sex hormones for areas from Southern California to Northern New Jersey.
It really sounds scary when thinking of all the stuff coming […]
Like all issues dealing with the government and tax free saving plans, the whole idea of a Health Savings Plan can be totally confusing. Do you qualify? What are to contribution limits? Can the money be invested? What happens if I draw it out for something other than health care? Do […]
The cost of health care, like everything else, is on the rise. However, if you have to go to the doctor, the emergency room, or even stay overnight, you can be in the poorhouse pretty quick, even if you have insurance. If you are not insured, you may have to sell your soul or […]
Those Canadians have it made! Or do they? I’ve talked with two Canadians recently about their health care system and taxes and neither one of them seemed too pleased.
With the rising cost of health care in the US, having medical services funded by the government sounds pretty nice at first. Here is a summary I […]
Does open enrollment seem to sneak up on you every year? Your human resources department sends out an email announcing the enrollment period and before you know you’re scrambling to make your selections on the last day before it closes.
You’re going to be stuck with these choices for a whole year – why not […]
Why did you sign up for health insurance? Was it to help share the risk and cost of potential health issues across a large group of people? What if some of the people in your group are voluntarily behaving in ways that raise their risk and the cost to you and everyone else? Should you […]
Over at Lazy Man and Health, I wrote an article that should be of interest to Lazy Man and Money readers. Science Daily has a report about how being on a diet can affect your money.
This should be of interest to a few of my favorite financial bloggers who occasionally write about health. […]
