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Life Insurance Rates

Do I Need Life Insurance?

As J$ pointed out at Budgets Are Sexy, September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. I come across people all the time who either think they don’t need life insurance (and do need it), or think they have enough (when they are substantially under-insured), or think that they can’t afford it …

Prescription Drugs

Saving Money on Prescription Drugs

I’ve been a fairly healthy individual my whole life, I think at most I’ve had a couple anti-biotic prescriptions and a pain killer prescription when I broke my leg when I was 15.  Our youngest son has some acid reflex issues and our doctor gave us a prescription to help …

water gun fight birthday

Happy 6th Birthday to Kid #2

After 10 years of being a parent it seems that the more money spent on toys, the less enjoyment is had from them.  There have been several times where we have purchased the coolest toy in the world that costs over a hundred bucks, and after a few days it …

Bunch O Balloons: Crowd Funding Done Right

If you haven’t heard about Bunch O Balloons by now, then you must be living under a rock. Bunch O Balloons became a viral sensation hours after a Kickstarter campaign was launched in order to raise $20,000 to bring the product to market.  Bunch O Balloons revolutionizes water fights and …