The case for spending more to buy quality outdoor gear is strong. Compared with the generic brands on Amazon or at your local big-box retail store, outerwear from Patagonia or Marmot and camping gear from Big Agnes or Helinox costs…
It’s not easy to think about end-of-life planning, but making your wishes known before an unexpected injury or illness happens will help your loved ones to navigate stressful and complicated decisions regarding your health care preferences. If you have specific…
Midlife crises are expensive. From flashy cars to trendy clothes and accessories to artificially trying to look younger with Botox or surgeries, midlife crises cost you both money and stress. It’s not easy parting with the vigor, fitness, and attractiveness…
Worrying about money has been so ingrained in our culture today that it has literally become an epidemic. I hate how I feel when I worry about money, and I know I do it far too often. I also know…
More than half of all Americans — 54% — carry some form of life insurance policy. That’s according to the 2020 Insurance Barometer Study from LIMRA, a financial industry consultancy. A significant fraction of all life insurance policies issued in…
Prescription eyewear and contact lenses can be expensive. According to a 2019 Statista report on eyewear in the United States, the average cost of frames is $231 and the average cost of single-vision lenses is $112. If you have a…
Once advertised as the “cool” and “elegant” thing to do, smoking has lost its edge. The number of people in the U.S. who smoke has been falling each year for many years now. In 2015, nearly 21% of U.S. adults…
The Supplemental Security Income program (SSI) is a need-based program run by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It assists individuals who, due to disabling health issues or advanced age, earn a limited income and are in need of income assistance….
Entitlement programs regularly come up during discussions about the American federal budget. Entitlement programs are benefits provided by law if an individual meets the set of requirements laid out as part of the program. In the United States, Social Security,…
If you don’t currently have health insurance, you’re not alone. In 2019, 26.1 million people in the United States were uninsured, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. For a few years before 2018, if you didn’t get insurance, you had…
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