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Today the Senate Finance Committee voted against two amendments that were designed to create a government insurance program, which has been called the “government option” in the media. It wasn’t overly surprising that it didn’t pass. What was somewhat surprising is that the main guy trying to push health care coverage through, Senator Max Baucus, [...]
This is a guest post by Mary Ward We’re all looking for simple ways to save money. And, for most of us, healthcare has been one of the costs rising the fastest. Since healthcare insurance is one of the items that families rely on most, we’re often faced with just accepting cost increases as they [...]
Here’s another topic I’d have sworn I’d written about, which I’m now realizing I haven’t, and it’s important enough to bring up for those folks who might be thinking about it. In general, short selling is the act of selling one’s home for less than what it’s worth. There are a few reasons one might [...]
Good news finally from the banking world. Both Bank of America and Chase today announced that they were rolling back some of the most punitive fees on overdrafts in the county. Bank of America announced that they wouldn’t charge overdraft fees for being overdrawn less than $10, and would offer customers the option of opting [...]
If you’ve ever transferred balances from one credit card to another and not paid them, you might have something new to worry about. This past week, it was big news that many people who had transferred balances to Chase credit cards were suddenly being hit with not only higher fees, but higher monthly payments as [...]
There was one major surprise that came from the health care bill being sponsored by Senator Max Baucus of Montana, and it’s the one thing that could scuttle the entire bill. It wasn’t the price tag of $856 billion either. It was the provision that stated if people didn’t buy into it, they would be [...]
It was reported today that the annual increase in health insurance has risen by an average of 5%, and that’s supposed to be a good thing since we’ve pretty much gotten used to yearly increases in double digits. This means that the average cost for family coverage is now over $13,000 a year. It’s a [...]
