Medicare is an important resource for health insurance for almost 45 million Americans. Today, practically all individuals over the age 65 are covered by Medicare. Previous to Medicare, approximately half of all seniors did not have health insurance coverage. Although Medicare is a popular program for many years, it now faces numerous challenges and issues [...]

There is something distinctively American about a good old-fashioned road trip. Buy a map, chuck a few clothes into a backpack, fill the car up with gasoline and hit the open road, roaming around on a solo mission or with a group of friends for weeks on end, traveling from city to city and state [...]

By now everyone has heard a little bit about the advertised possible Medicare plan of Representative Paul Ryan, Republican from Wisconsin. Controversial? You bet. Thinking outside the box? Definitely. Good idea; not even close. After the Democrats were able to pass the health care bill last year, the Republicans spent an entire year beating it [...]

Many people are still having problems with their finances, and it’s scary. Some know they’re not making enough money, which is obviously a problem. Some don’t think they’re making enough money because they’re in debt, and what they probably need is some budgeting advice. And some know they’re making enough money, they’re spending that money, [...]

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 [...]