According to reports, the economy is picking up. That’s good news, because we’re all sick of hearing (and living) disparaging reports of sinking businesses, failing job markets and the empty prices of stocks. It’s time for change. Analysts reveal consumer spending is thawing and home markets are picking up nicely. (A collective, “Amen” from all [...]
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The Economy is Recovering. What the Heck Have We Learned?
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Being cheap is not thrifty
For a writer, it’s exciting to see your name and your blog on a nationally syndicated, prize winning news site. This week, (August 03, 2009), Mrs. Bankrupt was featured on MSN’s Smart Money Blog, “No health insurance? No good,” regarding my three part series on health care reform, (“Sick? No insurance. No doctor. You’re screwed”). [...]
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Sick? No Insurance. No Doctor. You’re screwed. (Part 1)
What’s it like to be ill and be turned away by a doctor? How about needing checkups, medication, scans or mammograms when you can’t find a health care facility to treat you? This week, I’d like to take you on a walk in the shoes of those who have no health care. I am one of [...]
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Dorm-land Savings Time
For those of us who watch a budget, sending a kid off to college is a weighty expense for the unprepared. I mentioned costs of applying for colleges in earlier blogs. This time I’d like to get “real world” with the myriad of dorm related purchases and what I do to avoid financial ruin in the [...]
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Hello College! Goodbye Cash! The Hidden Costs of Sending a Kid to College.
What? School just got out. Why am I broaching this topic now? For those who watch their budgets, sending a child off to college can wreck unexpected havoc on your fiscal flow chart. If you haven’t considered the many “unmentionables” that college life costs us parental units, it’s high time to start planning AND saving. [...]
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Summer Vacation: Embrace Your Inner Tightwad!
It was the last day of school. As was tradition, I arrived to pick my kids up. They weren’t in the car yet, but I girded my loins to prepare for battle. Brightly colored papers clutched in my youngest daughter’s hands bore evidence of impending drama. Extracting one she proclaimed, “Mom!” “There’s a gymnastic camp [...]
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