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Everything in Life is Negotiable, Even Medical Bills (Part 3)
Jun. 03, 2008

This post is the third part in a series about the steps you can take to deal with unaffordable medical bills.

This installment addresses the importance of public health coverage programs.  If you have private insurance, it’s important to listen up: public programs may be available to help you, too. 

Household Products and Your Health
May. 30, 2008
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the air inside our homes can have two to five times the level of pollutants as the air outside.  This is due to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from household products we use.

Phil801's Daughter Has Cancer and What Else is Wrong with Health Care
May. 29, 2008
Phil801 is a blogger, in fact, one of the bloggers who got me started blogging. Of course Phil801 is on Twitter. And that is how I found out his daughter has cancer.

Additional Uses for MyEsafeDepositBox
May. 23, 2008
The past several weeks have been hectic to say the least.  I have relied heavily on my MyEsafeDepositBox (MESDB) account, which has turned out to be a godsend.  I've discovered some additional uses for my MESDB account.

Everything in Life is Negotiable, Even Medical Bills (Part 2)
May. 06, 2008
This entry is a follow-up to my first post in this series, common misconceptions about medical institutions and hospital bills.  Before paying your medical bills, you need to know whether you are being charged fairly and appropriately for the services that you received.  This post offers advice to help you figure out if your bill contains any errors, and what to do if you find something on your bill that doesn’t seem right.

Should an Aspiring Entrepreneur Work for a Big Company After College, or Join a Start-up?
Jul. 19, 2008

If you're a recent college graduate who's entrepreneurially inclined there seem to be two paths:

1. Go work for a big company.
2. Go work for a start-up or start a company yourself.

How do you choose?

A La Carte Method: Use Psychology Against Yourself to Save Money
Jul. 17, 2008
Use psychology against yourself to save money. Cancel all the discretionary subscriptions you can: your magazines, annual Rhapsody plan, cable — even your gym.

Fessing Up is Hard to Do
Jul. 16, 2008

Owning up to a mistake is one of the hardest things to do at work.  Whether you're new or seasoned, it's hard to admit when you've dropped the ball.  It's also important.  Why?

Because a person who can admit a mistake is a person who can learn from one.

Keep Up With Yourself Rather Than the Joneses
Jul. 11, 2008
Times have changed, and trying to keep up with whoever those Joneses are is kind of like buying a gas guzzling SUV, not wearing a bike helmet, or throwing recyclables into the trash.

Smash Your Glass Ceiling
Jul. 11, 2008
I was recently having lunch with a friend and our conversation found its way to the topic of work.  How our jobs were going, what we were working on, whether or not we were satisfied, etc.  She casually mentioned how much she was making, and my jaw hit the floor.  Not in a good way.