Seriously. If you have to subscribe to your fire department, there really is no reason not to. This method of paying for fire service in advance — a bit like paying Triple A for their services — has gotten recent national attention due to the aftermath of the dark side of this arrangement: no pay, … Read more
I was going to send this out in my newsletter as a tip of the week, but thought better of it. It’s a legitimate tip, but most spam filters don’t look too kindly to e-mails with “pharmacy” and “drugs” in the content. 🙂 My wife has been taking a particular prescription medication for years. She … Read more
I was fortunate to receive an evaluation copy of Tony Steuer’s Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The Life Insurance Toolbook. This 368-page book contains just what it says it contains: 134 common questions on the topic of life insurance, along with answers in plain English. Mr. Steuer’s goal was “to use [his] experience to … Read more
I mentioned in passing a couple of weeks back that a house across the street from us burned to the ground. I also mentioned that our family was very lazy up until that point in that we didn’t have any escape plan whatsoever. Nothing like a near miss to bring about a sense of urgency! … Read more
The staff at my dentist’s office gave me something to think about yesterday. They told me that they would be leaving the preferred provider network for the dental insurance company I’m currently using. Staying in the preferred provider network was costing them too much money, so they’re pulling out as of December 1st. This was … Read more
In the town where I grew up, the fire department had to respond to calls. The reason I remember this is because our middle school had a fire drill and the fire department showed up. It turned out that someone forgot to call them with the drill schedule, and even though someone from the school … Read more
Was chatting with a friend today who hadn’t been to a dentist in a while. His teeth are apparently a lot stronger than mine are, as he’s never had a cavity, but he’s still a little leery about going there because of what he might need to have done. Fortunately, though, we both have some … Read more
We’re (hopefully) in the final stretch for purchasing a new house, and part of the paperwork for this was setting up homeowner’s insurance for the new house. We called the same company that sold us our current house’s homeowner’s policy, as well as our current auto insurance policy. The agent was able to get us … Read more
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