Day 79: Doctors and Birthday Gifts

Doctor — $25.00
Co-pay at my internist’s office.  I’ve been trying to get my Clarinex prescription refilled for almost two months now — first I didn’t have current insurance cards and then, when the cards finally came, my prescription had expired [see post].  So they gave me make an appointment for this morning, I go in and [...]

Maintenance Monday: Squeegee Me

I am of the “quality, not quantity” philosophy. But quality will only get you so far; proper maintenance of your possessions is a very important component to getting the most value out of the quality products you buy. My Maintenance Monday “column” of sorts is where I share a maintance tip that I employ to help keep my [...]

Elder Care Thoughts

I just ran across this interesting article, Cost of Elderly Care Is Double Prior Estimates, in the NY Times.  It speaks to a subject that, while not yet a part of my life, looms like a dark cloud on my horizon.  Actually, in my case, it looks like an impending first-class storm.  And sometimes the prospect of how [...]