It is amazing what golden treasures can be found from the simple act of cleaning out the bedroom closet. Treasures get pushed back to the rear of the closet out of shear neglect. Other treasures are put back to the rear of the closet for safe keeping. Still other treasure are put there we...
Have you ever bought a cheap bottle of multi vitamins? Then a week later you found yourself constantly sitting on the toilet with diarrhea? Well, I have. The rest of that bottle has been sitting on a shelf in the kitchen cupboard for about three years. Early this week, I spend quite some time on...
The meaning of words give us a clean expectation as to what we are purchasing. Without clear definitions we are set up for disappointment. That is why it is good to periodically review the definitions of words used to describe what is inside the packages of meat. I can tell you I am going to give you a hamburger....
It is raining outside. It has been raining off and on for over a week. Soon the rain will go away. It will then be replaced with the heat of summer. Emergency rooms will start to see people suffering from various symptoms of dehydration. Big money can be save from going to the emergency room by...
I don’t know what it is about Spring that gets me think about being healthy. It could be warmer weather, and sunshine. Late Spring and the Summer months will be busy for me. My vision has been getting blurry. I know I am going to need another pair of glasses this year. Even my wife...
It is expensive to go to a doctor. The average doctor’s visit can get over a $100 with little or no effort. The base visit can run from $35 to well over $100, depending on the doctor and his or her specialty. Then things like blood tests, x rays, ultra sound, and whatever other tests the...
Among all the hustle and bustle of the coming holiday season, this is the time of the year a great many companies will have open enrollment for their health care insurance plans. This is when employees can change or are forced to change the their health insurance. With health care costs going up and the amount of coverage going...
It was just the other day I was reading through Consumerist.com when I can across an article about deodorant. The article gave a link to where I could make my own deodorant. It was on a personal finance website even! That started me thinking about some of the things I have done when I got out...
The year is coming to the end. This is the time of the year where most companies roll out the benefit package, aka health insurance plan for the coming year 2011. There are so many different types of health insurance plans. In addition to all the different types of people with different insurance needs....
It has been a proven scientific fact what we eat can affect our body, emotions and how well we think. Now taking that information and putting on the day to day level does take work. This is especially truth if it involves changes our eating habits. I was once told that healthier foods cost more and...
