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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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5 Insurance Issues for Entrepreneurs

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are 5 insurance issues to watch out for: 1. Business Use of Your Home. We know that homeowners insurance is necessary if you want to protect what is likely your biggest asset. However, some homeowners policies don’t cover the business use of your home. In the United States, health coverage is a big deal.

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

She was shocked that books cost that much (and that year, the teachers did not want ‘used’ books— I was also a music major too. ). If you are in the field of computer programming, you can use some of that free software to submit your entry to Microsoft’s ImagineCup , a global student technology competition.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Use Up Existing Resources. Since she could no longer afford to pay it, she stopped the home insurance and stopped using the cars she inherited (also free and clear). Don’t Pay Your Taxes. She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes.

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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

Savings Corner

There are 11 different stock market sectors, according to the most commonly used classification system, known as the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Materials sector The materials sector includes companies that provide various goods for use in manufacturing and other applications. The largest U.S. Materials 2.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Health insurance is a bit more pricy than when employed, but less than a lot of other people pay. Remember to include taxes as an expense. Since we only have one TV, I knew I had to let Hubby know that I really, really wanted to use it for an hour in the morning (one of his favorite TV watching times).

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

Family Balance Sheet

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. We scrambled to research new plans, but after 11 years with the same company we were out of the loop regarding the insurance landscape at that time.