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PART FIVE: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

Here’s PART FIVE: Drug Companies in our series we call . . . “The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry” If you’re just joining us, check out the hyperlinks to PART ONE, PART TWO, PART THREE, and PART FOUR. Pretty smart, huh? Here’s the final part to our series; it’s… Continue reading PART FIVE: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

PART FOUR: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

Here’s PART FOUR: Research the Internet in our series we call . . . “The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry” Aren’t you loving our series on prescription drugs? By now, I hope you’re feeling empowered and smart. (Because you are!) If you’re just now joining us, click these links… Continue reading PART FOUR: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

PART ONE: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

Here’s PART ONE in our series we call . . . “The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry” PART ONE: EDUCATE YOURSELF! The Affordable Care Act has created a LOT of confusion for everyone – especially the doctor’s offices! Educate yourself about your plan and how it works before you go to… Continue reading PART ONE: The Insurance Mom’s Guide to Better Living Through (Cheaper) Chemistry

The Insurance Mom’s Handy Cheat Sheet!

Are you confused and frustrated by your health insurance? Having health insurance can be like eating your broccoli … necessary but not fun. But now, you can understand more about how to make your insurance money work for you! Here it is … your one stop guide to health insurance cheat sheet: The Insurance Mom Cheat… Continue reading The Insurance Mom’s Handy Cheat Sheet!

Have YOU planned for the OMG??!

Do YOU have enough bucks tucked under the mattress for that OMG-unexpected-high-medical-expense? And, they’re always unexpected! How will you pay for stuff? Most people don’t have enough saved up for that OMG! time… or even for sushi next week. I have some great ideas… like an automatic savings plan, like life insurance, like disability insurance,… Continue reading Have YOU planned for the OMG??!

Can you measure the value of time?

Tim Wiholt, an insurance broker from Nashville, wrote this lovely LinkedIn post. I adored it! I just had to share his sentiments. Life by the numbers . . . the average person lives to be about 80. We spend roughly the first 20 years learning, the last 20 retiring, and the 40 in the middle… Continue reading Can you measure the value of time?

Why life insurance is a good idea, in one sentence

Simply put, your loved ones will be left with choices – not just expenses. That’s why The Insurance Mom wants you to think really hard about life insurance.

Pop Quiz! Did you study LTC?

Whether or not you’ve studied the articles in the last week on Long Term Care Insurance, The Insurance Mom has a pop quiz to see if you’re ready for Long Term Care Insurance! Answer the following for yourself and your family, True or False: I’m between the ages of 40-65 or I have parents… Continue reading Pop Quiz! Did you study LTC?

Final of the LTC Study Series

Does Medicare cover long-term care expenses? The answer may surprise you! Let’s take a look back at a recent post on LTC to round out our LTC education . . . There was an easy-to-read article in the LA Times about Long-Term Care Insurance which spelled it out very nicely. If you haven’t given much thought to how… Continue reading Final of the LTC Study Series

What’s the cost of getting older? $90,000 a year!

$90,000. That’s a lot of money! On a national average, it’s what you’ll pay if your Mom or Dad lands in a nursing home for a year (and the average stay is 2.5 years). That’s really a ton o’money!! If your Mom or Dad would prefer to get better at home (and who wouldn’t?), today the cost of home… Continue reading What’s the cost of getting older? $90,000 a year!