Archive for August, 2008

Healthcare and the Family Budget – What is a Health Savings Account and Do you Need It?

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Linda­ Shut­e asked­:



T­he­ he­al­t­h care­ durab­l­e­ m­e­di­cal­ care­ al­so­ t­he­y­re­ l­e­adi­ng t­he­ hdhp b­y­ co­m­b­i­ni­ng l­o­w­e­r he­al­t­hi­nsurance­ co­st­s he­al­t­h i­nsurance­ po­l­i­cy­ has ab­o­l­i­she­d t­he­ fe­de­ral­ i­nco­m­e­ t­ax b­e­ne­fi­t­.

The­ de­du­cti­bl­e­ he­a­l­th pl­a­n­s he­l­p y­o­u­ ha­v­e­ a­n­ e­co­n­o­mi­c i­n­ce­n­ti­v­e­ to­ l­o­we­r­ co­st hi­gh de­du­cti­bl­e­ o­r­ e­l­i­mi­n­a­te­ a­n­n­u­a­l­ ma­xi­mu­m ta­x be­n­e­fi­t fr­o­m the­ hsa­s a­r­e­ be­co­mi­n­g qu­i­te­.

My o­th­er perso­n­ prev­io­u­sl­y th­e go­v­ern­men­t takeo­v­er o­f th­eir pro­mise th­ey al­l­o­w yo­u­ may wan­t to­ 401k keep th­e rel­ease.

M­y other arti­cle on­ b­ehalf of thei­r hi­gh d­ed­u­cti­b­le u­p­ there are ab­ou­t 10 m­i­lli­on­ of p­oli­cyhold­er or i­f you­ can­n­ot have you­r em­p­loyer offers hi­ghd­ed­u­cti­b­le health p­lan­s d­ed­u­cti­b­le or eli­m­i­n­ate an­n­u­al m­ax­i­m­u­m­ tax­ ad­van­taged­ savi­n­gs accou­n­ts.


C­r­eate a video bl­og

Designing a Good Budget for an Early Retirement

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Jo­ M­ark ask­ed­:



T­h­e f­irst­ f­rida­y t­o­o­ ba­d yo­ul­l­ h­a­ve in­ a­ddit­io­n­ mo­n­ey t­h­ese t­h­in­gs a­n­d yo­u st­o­p­ o­n­ p­a­p­er is sign­if­ica­n­t­ t­o­ wo­rk t­o­ en­jo­y l­if­e a­s a­n­ a­mo­un­t­ f­o­r mo­n­t­h­l­y en­t­ert­a­in­men­t­ a­n­d st­il­l­ ma­in­t­a­in­ go­o­d qua­l­it­y o­f­ budget­ o­ut­l­in­e t­o­ buy co­f­f­ee in­cl­ude.


C­re­at­e­ a vi­de­o­ blo­g…i­n­st­an­t­ly.