Two of my lunch buddies have recently gone through the harrowing experience of signing up for Medicare. Medicare is a nice benefit, but there are some important things to know before signing up. We’ll go through some key terms and decision points. Health Insurance Annual health insurance enrollment has always been a stressful time for […]
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In a recent post, I talked about how important it is to put away a little money in order to build an emergency fund and to invest. Investing over long periods of time has been a proven way to build wealth. While there are no guarantees in investing, the S&P 500 – an index of
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I hate catchy titles like this, but I wanted to put together a post that captured the simple things that all of us can do that will greatly improve our financial situation over time. I emphasize over time because time is the key. Read more here. The post starts with a woman named Sylvia who
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Is leasing a car worthwhile or should I buy? Let’s take a look at the numbers and some other considerations. Buckle up! First, thanks to Mike T, one of our readers who suggested this post. I have always been firmly anti-lease. I have 2 main reasons: I had no facts to back it up, but
After about 2 weeks with the Lexie B2 Plus powered by Bose, I’ve sent them home. If you’ve read my other hearing aid post here, you’ve heard how much I liked these hearing aids. They were great. They just weren’t as good as the Jabra Enhance Select 500, and they had one problem that was
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As a follow-up to last week’s post on buying hearing aids, I wanted to update folks on my experience with hear.com. I received my $4,250 credit from my return. Background Quick background: I wanted to try some alternative hearing aids and hear.com came up often in my research. I took on online hearing test, and
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I’ve been looking at the jobs numbers for March and I have more questions than answers. I know, not a good opening line, but hopefully it generates some thoughts and discussion. Reading the news, we get a very conflicted story about the economy, inflation and job growth. Inflation A wrote a post recently on inflation
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Checking, Savings, High Yield, Money Market, Treasuries…so many choices, which one is right? In today’s post we’ll talk about the different options for low to no risk places to put our cash. And spoiler alert…no one product is the right one. You’ll likely have a mix of several products to maximize your income while preserving
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Something a little different for today…I’m in the process of buying new hearing aids – Yawn. There are lots of options out there so I wanted to share what I’ve learned. For those who read the original post. This post has now been updated with info on the Lexie B2 Plus powered by Bose. Do
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I’ve talked about inflation in a number of posts, but we’ve never really gone into what inflation is, what causes it and why it’s so difficult to correct, and most importantly, what can we do about it. I’ve done a bit of reading this morning to try and get a better understanding myself so I
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