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Oct 15th, 2009
For 57 million Social Security beneficiaries, mostly seniors, the Social Security Administration announced that there would be no COLA increase for social security in 2010. This was announced Thursday, October 15th. Cost of living adjustment increases are due to the inflation rate between the third quarter and the year-ago quarter. This year, consumer prices have fallen, greatly affecting social security COLA, writes CNN Money.
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Sep 29th, 2009
The recession itself may be difficult on us psychologically but a study suggesting the current recession may improve health.
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Aug 13th, 2009
This morning I found Tip Jar community online, which is powered by Google and offers parents and individuals tips on how to save money on food, kids, family and shopping. It also provides money saving tips in other categories ranging from finance to travel. Some of the tips that I saw on Tip Jar related food were actually very healthy.
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Aug 8th, 2009
Being in debt and worrying about how you are going to make that next credit card and mortgage payment can make you overweight. That’s the word from researchers, who say that “the recent credit crunch will have health implications,” and that “debt can be associated with the probability of being overweight or obese.”
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Jul 30th, 2009
Did you play the Powerball this week? If so, you know the powerball numbers and results brought no winners among the millions of players who joined you. With no winners, the next Powerball (August 1 drawing) is estimated to be 120 million. What would you do with the winnings?
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Jul 16th, 2009
The House has brought forth its healthcare "reform" bill. It is more than 1000 pages that even the policy experts have trouble understanding. The President wants it passed before the end of July. Once again, no one will have time to read a massive bill that affects Your life. How much longer will we be forced to pay the consequences of our representatives failing to do their duty to US? What has clearly come out signals that these 1000 pages may be dangerous to your health and your privacy.
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Jun 4th, 2009
Most victims of family bankruptcy are middle class, well-educated and have health insurance.
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Apr 23rd, 2009
What happens to your out-of-pocket medical expenses when you obtain Medicare insurance coverage? Do you know?
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Mar 19th, 2009
Budgets are tight these days. We are all looking for ways to save money. Many people require medications to treat ongoing conditions - diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, etc. Other times, medications are needed for an acute problem like strep throat or an ear infection.
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Mar 11th, 2009
A package of measures to help unemployed people who are experiencing depression or anxiety to get back to work were announced today by Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell, including greater provision of talking therapies and a new network of employment support workers.