Well now, it looks like some people weren’t very happy with my defense of people who like to eat out to win business or order food delivery to save time and their marriages. I’m not sure whether the true anger lies in going against the food preparing norm or highlighting the truth about how we …
The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is a way to help lower-income individuals and individuals without health care afford health care. Although health care is still extremely expensive, the Affordable Care Act provides subsidies. This article will look at the subsidy amounts by income for the the Affordable Care Act. I’m a supporter of ACA despite …
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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average cost of family health insurance offered by companies is now a whopping $20,576 a year, or $1,714.66 a month. Employers paid for 71% of that cost on average. Meanwhile, the average premium for single workers was $7,188 a year, or $599 a month. Employers covered 83% of …
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There’s a happiness conundrum that needs solving. Despite living in a rich country with income levels that put us in the top 1% in the world, there are still many unhappy people. This post explores why we are not happier and what we can do to elevate our happiness. At the end of the day, …
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Without healthcare subsidies, healthcare in America is extremely expensive. For example, my family of four is paying $2,300 a month for a Gold plan because we are receiving no healthcare subsidies. We would get a Platinum plan, but it’s simply too expensive. If we reduced our income to be no greater than 400% the Federal …
What’s great about America is that we’ve got a highly productive workforce that grinds like no other. We invent some of the greatest products and consistently build some of the largest companies in the world. But we are also increasingly suffering from mental illness. As a result, more of us need to take mental sick …
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Everybody wants to be happy all the time. Unfortunately, there are a lot of unhappy and lonely people all around us, especially post pandemic. This post looks at happiness by age. It’s interesting to see how much happiness changes at different points in our lives. Thankfully, we tend to get happier as we get older. …
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Are you overweight? Did you gain several pounds during the pandemic like many people have? Well, let me provide you some proof your weight is almost entirely genetic and not your fault. After reading this post you will hopefully: 1) stop beating yourself up for why you aren’t in shape, 2) stop feeling guilty about …
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Building wealth has become second nature to me. It’s what happens when you write more than 1,300 personal finance articles over seven years. Not only does writing help you get smart about the topics you write about, many of the articles themselves are moneymakers thanks to the internet! Of course, everything may go to hell once …
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What’s concerning in America is that almost everyone is overweight, obese, or borderline overweight. The pandemic has greatly highlighted how dangerous it can be to be overweight or obese. As I grow older and now have two kids to raise, I’ve found myself slowly gaining weight as well. As a result, I’d like to use …
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