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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

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. When I resigned from my corporate job, my boss asked me what my husband and I were going to do about health insurance.

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It’s Frugal Friday: 10/28/16

Family Balance Sheet

How We Saved this Week: All of the meat that I used this week for my menu was from the markdown section of the grocery store. This Week’s Financial Challenges: I bought one daughter’s Halloween costume at a pop-up Halloween store. So we are now in the market for new health insurance. Enough said!

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Family Vital Information Binder

Family Balance Sheet

This binder stores ALL of your financial information in one location. Because of the sensitive nature of the contents of this binder, store it in a safe location in your home. Medical Info – includes health insurance details and names and details of our doctors, dentists, and other specialists.

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Save Up to 85% on Your Prescriptions!

Couponing 101

Even with decent health insurance, it’s been hard on my wallet to pay for many of my prescriptions. Once you have your card stored the way you prefer, bring it into the pharmacy every time you go to pick up a prescription. Luckily, I recently discovered MyCouponRx and it has saved me SO much money already.

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There’s No Such Thing As Cheap Food

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

All of this leads to increased trips to the doctor, soaring rates of obesity, diabetes, cancer, learning disorders and heart disease, and higher health insurance costs for everyone. this week at the grocery store could cost tens of thousands in medical care a few years later. Why so many of us don’t blink when paying $4.00

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

Health Insurance. Even if you are attending school and financially independent from your parents, as long as you are younger than 26 years old , you can be kept on your parent’s health insurance policy. International Travel Insurance. then you already have basic travel insurance that covers you while abroad.

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Get your FREE Family Balance Sheet Excel Spreadsheet

Family Balance Sheet

Back in October 2003, I left a corporate career as a department store buyer with a nice reliable paycheck and benefits– including health insurance –to join my husband in the land of self-employment. What do the next 10-15 years have in store for my family? Our goal: Increase Net Worth.

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