Have you ever went to the doctor and asked yourself, “I wonder how much this is going to cost me?†Or have you opened a bill from your medical provider only to suffer from a case of sticker shock? In October of each year I select my medical … [Read more...] about Three Steps to Estimating The Cost Of a Trip To The Doctor
Just a quick reminder that you should review your insurance "statement of benefits" and bills to ensure they are classified and paid properly. You can't rely on the doctor's staff to submit the bills to your insurance properly, and you also can't … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to Your Insurance Bills
This past Monday, just under the wire before our insurance switched to a lower coverage plan, I got an MRI for my lower back pain. For almost 2 weeks, I was in incredible pain walking, sitting, and even laying down. The pain went all the way to my … [Read more...] about MRI Results for My Back: Worse than I thought
Over the last few months, I've been complaining to Stacie that 2007 seemed like a year down the drain. I didn't have the feeling that I accomplished much all year, but in reality I, and we, accomplished some huge feats: We paid off our Chevy … [Read more...] about 2007 Financial and Life Review
Almost a year ago, I wrote about our declining check usage due to our increased use of online billpay through our bank. Back then, I expected our check usage for 2007 to be under 30... Wanna guess how many (or few) we used? Here are our totals … [Read more...] about Using Even Fewer Checks
a herniated disk! I was able to get an appointment with an orthopedist this morning, thanks to my doctor "going the extra mile" and calling around for me. I put that in quotes because it's something I would expect a doctor to do back home in PA, but … [Read more...] about And the doctor’s prognosis is…
