My Mom was a wonderful woman. She was strong-willed, intelligent, and had a great business mind. Early in her life she owned an antique shop, buying and selling antique dolls and making thousands of dollars from each sale.
Yet, when she died, she was almost completely broke.
This is My Life
A bit of history first. I came [...]

While roaming the wilds of the Internet the other day, I came across something that made me stop and think a bit.
At the site Givewell.com you can now give pre-paid Visa card specifically to handle those pesky Medical Expenses. Yep, a gift card for Medical Expenses.
From the site;
The Gift Card is a [...]

When did health insurance become a social status symbol in America? Why is is that people without health care are treated differently, even if they can pay immediately for service/treatment?
I and my family have lived without medical care on and off in years past, sometimes due to job (or lack thereof), sometimes due to [...]

Just a short entry today, no review (maybe later) and no long entry. Just a shortie to talk about my Lasik surgery today. I’m T-minus 3 hours and I’m excited about getting it done. I’ve had bad eyesight since high school, and have pretty much worn glasses the whole time. Hopefully this will be [...]

I’ve found an issue with Health Savings Accounts that is unique to those changing jobs. The situation is this;
I recently changed jobs and the new company doesn’t offer a health insurance that qualifies for my existing HSA (with Aetna). At the same time, I hadn’t contributed over the minimum amount ($2000) to open an investment [...]