Category: General Topics

There has been a lot of debate over health care reform the past year and how to control rising health care costs.  While many experts are unsure whether the passed health care legislation will actually control costs, Americans can still work to control their own medical costs by shopping around…
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Money doesn't buy happiness? Tell that to Hollywood where money is business and box office receipts are what matter! In all seriousness, the old saying might be true, but it doesn't stop most of us from trying. And, so here are the top ten movies about people trying to get rich, and in many…
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Did a double take when I read an article in the WSJ that said under the new health care reform bill in Congress, marriage (relative to unmarried couples) will cost you in terms of health care premiums. And quite significantly apparently. The built-in "marriage penalty" in both House and Senate…
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I get so much junk mail nowadays - Credit Card Offers, Investment/Real estate flyers, Magazine offers, etc - that it is sometimes hard to find the real mail amongst all the junk. I read somewhere that by reducing your junk mail for 5 years, you’ll conserve 1.7 trees and 700…
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>I received the following comic strip via email this week and even though it was written 15 years ago, it is quite relevant for today's semi-government corporate environment. Funny business indeed. (click on image to enlarge)My Australian holiday is coming to an end and I am not looking forward to…
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