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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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Health insurance is a touchy subject. Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. Let’s start at the beginning: Health insurance wasn’t always so stressful for me and my husband and to begin our story I need to go back a few years.

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017

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As open enrollment nears for many health insurance plans, I thought this would be a great time to give you an update on Medi-Share, the health sharing ministry that we are using in place of traditional health insurance. Health insurance has been a long winding road for us over the last few years.

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

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I keep separate binders for our Business Expenses & Statements , Business Taxes , Health Savings Account , Retirement , my passwords (with alphabet tabs), and Workouts. I had to chuckle when I saw my training calendar from 2004, the year before our first daughter was born. I totally blew off my workout that day.

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

I remember, not that long ago (I graduated from college in 2004) that being in college is great but the cost is expensive. I remember learning something about saving money on books I want to share with you : the library has copies and you can check them out.And teachers have extra copies. Health Insurance.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There’s Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Grandparents Day, Nurses Day, Bosses Day, Administrative Assistant’s Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Black History Month and now – since 2004, Financial Literacy Month. Your children know that you are saving money. Why do we need it? According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Walgreens February 2012 Coupon Book

Saving Cents With Sense

Remember the nice part about these coupons is that they are store coupons that you can stack with manufacturer coupons to save even more! HEALTH CARE $3/1 Abreva Cold Sore Relief Cream or Pump.07oz 007oz (2004) $1/1 Walgreens Vaporizing Steam Liquid 8oz (2005) $5/1 Wal-Zyr or Wal-itin Allergy 300ct (5087). or 9.6oz (5040).50/2

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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Health insurance is a struggle for many people, and for us it became a big source of anxiety at the end of 2015 when our insurance company went out of business. Please take the time to read these posts for perspective: Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance – includes all of our numbers and options. Medi-Share: Our first year.