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Special Needs Blog Week in Review – June 3-9, 2012

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Each week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick summary of all of the blogs that appeared here in the past week. This gives you an easy way to find the blogs that you missed, or that you didn’t have time to read when they first went up. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on June 4, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch. The episode is called “Best of The Coffee Klatch – Dr. Russell Barkley – ADHD” This episode features information from Russell A. Barkley, PhD., … Continue reading →

Doctors and Hospitals Concerned about Medicare Payments

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The federal government might default on its debt sometime next week. This potential scenario has doctors and hospitals very worried. Physicians groups are warning their members that there is a possibility that their Medicare paychecks will stop coming. This could lead to doctors refusing to take patients who are using Medicare, until the “debt ceiling” issue is resolved. It seems to me that Medicare has been in the news quite frequently in the past year. It has been said that the federal government is about to run out of funding for Medicare very soon. In part, this has been connected … Continue reading →

This Could Be the Year the Money Runs Out

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Last year, President Barack Obama created a fund that was to be used to help subsidize the cost of health care for retired people who did not yet qualify for Medicare. The idea was that this fund would be there until 2014, when a national system of health care was set up. However, it looks as though this money could completely run out before the end of this year, 2011. Right now, the federal government is paying 80% of the insurance costs for retirees who are between the ages of 55 and 65. One must be at least 65 years … Continue reading →

Swapping Out Seasonal Clothing 2

It is that time of year again. I’ve been talking about swapping out the seasonal clothing for my family. When do you do your swap? If you missed the first part of this series, click here: Swapping Out Seasonal Clothing. Now, let’s continue. Winter jacket and snowsuits are done separately from regular clothing. I usually make that a family affair, with everyone trying on different items to see what will work for them. Anything that is too small for the youngest or my only girl gets set aside to be donated. When I get back to the drawers, I sort … Continue reading →

Taking the Scenic Route to the Grand Canyon

My dad was never one for taking the scenic route. (I suppose traveling in a car with four young children and a wife who had the world’s smallest bladder had something to do with it.) Needless to say, whenever our family ventured out on a road trip my father chose to get from point A to point B the fastest way he knew how. For example, if we were flying into Phoenix, Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon (located 4 hours away) my dad would opt to take the straight shot involving three stark freeways, which provided little or nothing … Continue reading →

How I Use My Credit Cards to Earn $200+ Each Year

Yesterday I wrote about how I changed my thinking about credit cards and changed my debt status. But in finding spending harmony I didn’t shun credit cards altogether like many financial advisors tout. (Having too many credit cards was never my problem, though. Maxing out the one I did have was.) No, instead I learned how to use credit cards to make them earn for me. Sign Me Up for That Reward Program! For the longest time I couldn’t get a Discover Card because my credit was so bad. (Not only did I have that maxed out balance on my … Continue reading →

CalPERS Will Offer Coverage for Same-Sex Couples

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A ruling has been made on what has been called a landmark case in California. A federal judge has ruled that CalPERS must offer its long-term care insurance coverage to same-sex spouses and partners. Previous to this, CalPERS couldn’t do this because of the Defense of Marriage Act. CalPERS stands for California Public Employee’s Retirement System. It is an organization that manages pension and health benefits for more than 1.6 million people. It covers retired state workers who were teachers, their spouses, and their families. There was a short span of time when same-sex marriage was legally recognized in California. … Continue reading →

Expecting the Unexpected

As a single parent money is always tight. Most of us are living paycheck to paycheck and have very little left over at the end of the month. But what happens when something unexpected happens? Your car breaks down, your two year old runs into the table and needs stitches on his forehead, or the price of gas goes up and suddenly you are in a real bind. It seems like these little mishaps always happen when money is the tightest. The last couple of weeks have been a real drain on my pocketbook. My car has a sixth sense, … Continue reading →

Price of Pre-Existing Condition Plan Drops in California

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People in California who are using the California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will see their premium rates fall by 18% very soon. The price cut could help thousands of people in California to finally be able to afford health insurance. The cost of this plan has already dropped in several other states. The Pre-Existing Condition Plan (PCIP) was created in 2010, as part of the Affordable Care Act. The purpose of it was to guarantee health insurance coverage for people who were unable to find it because they had certain types of pre-existing health conditions. Previous to 2010, private health … Continue reading →

Obama’s Birth Certificate Revealed To The Public

This morning, the White House released President Obama’s long-form birth certificate to the public, for all to see. Obama felt that it was important for the public to see his long-form birth certificate because lately there has been a lot of controversy over his birthplace, and that controversy has been taking the focus off of other events of national importance. In 2008, Obama had released a similar certificate called a “Certificate of Live Birth”, but a group of people who have come to be known as the “birthers” said that that form of a birth certificate was not proof positive … Continue reading →