Health care costs getting you down? Why not try a Christian approach? Medi-Share is a community of more than 40,000 Christians who follow a biblical model of sharing and paying each other’s medical bills. It’s much like the church would have done it 2,000 years ago. Medi-Share is a non-profit ministry that promotes healthy lifestyles– [...]
It’s not insurance and it’s not a substitute for visiting the doctor, but it may help keep you from needing either of those things as much. It’s called The Prevention Plan and it costs $99 at Sam’s Club. So while you’re buying 92 rolls of toilet paper or a 4 gallon tub of ketchup you [...]
If you own a 1994 Honda Accord, watch out. That’s the most commonly stolen car of 2009 according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The report was just released and it turns out there are several factors that make cars appealing to crooks: * Thieves aren’t looking for a great car, but instead for good [...]
Instead of buying the happy couple a set of dishes or bath towels, there’s a new option. WedLock launched in early August and is selling divorce insurance. The company’s founder, John Logan, saw his own savings sucked up in a divorce. So he came up with the idea as a way to help those going [...]
There may not be anything fancy about our next Twitter Tuesday Profile, but Chris Taylor likes it that way. He’s the man behind @RegularGuyMoney and RegularGuyMoney.com. The Pennsylvania resident is a husband, father, registered financial adviser and new business owner of Sharp Quote Insurance Services, a Term Life Insurance company set to launch in September. [...]
Musicians are coming together to raise money for the victims of a May flood that caused more than $2 billion in damage. Super stars Faith Hill and her husband Tim McGraw are organizing the Nashville Rising concert. “The musicians on stage have gone through it. Some of them have lost every instrument they ever owned, [...]
Suze Orman continues to give money advice in O, The Oprah Magazine this month. Her list “guaranteed to be ridiculously easy to implement” has several bits of advice. The first was track your spending, calculate your net worth and check your credit. Find Hidden Savings 1. Shop for insurance deals. We’re always shopping around looking [...]
I have to admit that I am just so excited to have found all of these websites in magazines that I regularly read. I’m always looking for more resources when it comes to saving money. Here is the second list of sites from Woman’s Day magazine. Lynda: If you need some extra training in programs [...]
Many Americans have to take prescription drugs prescribed by their doctor and many are going broke trying to pay for them. When I was a journalist at a newspaper in Florida, I wrote a story about how several people were having to turn to Canada for cheaper drugs. CBS News had a recent segment on [...]
The recent trouble we had with our van was compounded last weekend when the suburban we bought on Tuesday was crushed by a tree on Friday. It seems the insurance company was not enthused that the car we bought to replace the totaled van was now totaled as well. I’ve been learning a few things [...]