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Our 2019 Financial Goal

Family Balance Sheet

This should have been done as soon as we became parents back in 2005, but we kept putting it off. I won’t rehash our entire health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS, so to start from the beginning, read: Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance.

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I Just Graduated. Isn’t It Too Early to Talk About Life Insurance? – Life Happens

Savings Corner

If one of those terrible “it could never happen to me” things actually does happen, you won’t leave the financial burden of paying for your final expenses for your parents or loved ones to handle. Paying Off Your Debt and Expenses Life insurance is also important if your parents co-signed for your student loans or other debt, such as a car.

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Best Pet Insurance Companies for April 2024

Savings Corner

5 Unlimited The highest coverage limit the insurer offers per year. 70%, 80%, 90% How much of your bill the insurer will pay after you’ve met your deductible. 100, $250, $500 How much of your vet bills you need to pay before the insurer starts reimbursing you. Broader coverage than most other plans.

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

The prizes start at $1,000 and, if your team makes to the finals, include a trip to Seattle and a chance for a private meeting with Bill Gates. Some even provide free debit cards and online bill pay. Health Insurance. International Travel Insurance. Welcome Back Events. this was not how it was for me in college.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She (we will call her Susan, although that is not her name) started life as a member of an industrious lower middle class family – one sibling, two parents married to each other. After a two year marriage, she divorced and came home to live with her parents. Get Laid Off From Work. Her Dad died, and she continued to live with her Mom.

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Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance

Family Balance Sheet

Health insurance is a touchy subject and everyone has a different point of view depending on their own life experience. For us, health insurance became a thorn in our side many years ago when I left a corporate job with benefits for a life of self-employment. We were basically buying catastrophic insurance.