Author Archives: leanne

Annually45,000 Americans die from lack of health care. That’s a Harvard statistic. At this writing, CNN is disputing the spending of federal funds on Afghanistan and citing the need for Americans to have health care. As if the tax dollars spent on one, limit the spending on others. We all know, when in doubt, the [...]

Part of being Mrs. Bankrupt is real life managing of finances and debt management. I suspect you can’t get any more “real life” than to delve into the events of my past few weeks. The start of my fiscal slide over a decade ago was a quantity of medical bills due to some significant health [...]

In the many months I’ve been blogging away here on Mrs. Bankrupt, I’ve never touched on this topic. Techie sites don’t usually trip my trigger. I’m not a software person, nor a whiz at such things. Frankly, in years past if the truth be told, I was one of those who clung to my old [...]

 Are you scared of ringing phones? If you are, it’s likely you have a college student. That ringing phone can only mean one thing- a request for cash! This is enough to break most parents into a cold sweat picturing how much it will cost when they answer.  Late night calls from college kids can translate [...]

For most of us with Facebook accounts, linking up with old friends, colleagues and far away family is one of the greatest parts of these social media spots. You can catch up via pictures, live through chat or by posting comments and taking multiple silly quizzes. But there’s another side to Facebook and social media [...]