As the owner of an independent health insurance agency and the founder of a website for comparing health insurance providers (http://www.healthinsuranceproviders.com) I often get asked, “What type of health insurance do YOU have?” Of course, no one health insurance company or health insurance plan is right for everyone because everyone has different needs, lives in a different area, etc… but I can certainly feel comfortable telling people that I personally have a Health Savings Account (HSA) and I absolutely love it!
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Saving
How I Love Thee ING Direct, Let Me Count the Ways – Savings, Checking, and More
I’ve had a high interest savings account with ING Direct going back to 2003.
I was at my parent’s house doing my taxes on their computer with Turbo Tax. At the end of the session an ad popped up with an offer to sign up to ING Direct’s online savings account and get what I recall a $50 bonus. I had heard of them before but being 2003 I was skeptical of online banking. But since ING Direct required only a dollar to sign up I figured it was worth doing for nothing more than the $50 bonus.
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Savings Goals In The New Year And Beyond
Making just one goal with regards to your savings can make a real difference. Here are savings goals which can help you have a financially secure and less financially stressful 2010, so know your situation and choose one which best suits you.
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A Little Investigation And Elbow Grease Saved Us Over $150
My wife was vacuuming the house. She notices that the vacuum isn’t picking up as well as it should (this has happened before and we had discovered that the hose was backed up). No big deal. Then we smell a real nasty smell of rubber burning. And the vacuum stopped picking up dirt. Oh no. “Great, we have to buy a new vacuum,” I say to my wife. “What did this one cost us? Around $150-$200? Maybe we can get a good deal with it being the holidays and stores are trying to get rid of their inventory,” I say, trying to find the silver lining. Just what we need though, another expense.
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Saving At The Supermarket Is FUN!
My Money Blog posted an article a few months ago talking about the theory of “price targeting”, where companies try to sell the same product to different people at different prices, hoping to come as close to an individuals’ target price as possible. In the use of price targeting, shoppers are generally broken down into three categories.
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