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The Costly Chaos of American Healthcare: Patients Struggle to Navigate a Complex System
Navigating the convoluted American healthcare system is proving challenging for many patients. The complex processes from selecting insurance plans to deciphering medical bills is inadvertently causing patients to shoulder higher out-of-pocket costs. A Crisis of...
Healthcare Costs Overwhelm Americans: A Growing Crisis in Affordability and Billing Stress
The increasing financial burden of healthcare is putting many Americans in a tight spot. A recent survey unveils a stark picture of the struggle faced by individuals to pay medical bills, revealing a deep-seated problem that extends beyond mere affordability. A...
Medicaid Enrollment Crisis Looms: Up to 30 Million Vulnerable Americans Face Disenrollment Due to Flawed State Reviews
In a potentially disastrous turn of events, up to 30 million of the most economically vulnerable Americans face expulsion from the Medicaid program due to flawed state reviews. Health consulting firm Avalere warns that these flawed evaluations, marked by a series of...
Kitchen Scrap Gardening
Kitchen scrap gardening is a must for those looking to live frugal. As the world gets more expensive and things gets more processed, it's an act of radical rebellion to grow your own food. Anything that makes your grocery bill smaller while helping to plump up your...
How to Naturally Keep Slugs Away From Your Garden
We recently moved to a new house and I was so excited to set up a new garden area...only to find that slugs were taking over! There's nothing more frustrating than spending time and money to grow a garden only for it to be destroyed by slugs. Slugs may seem harmless,...
Cook at Home to Save Money
Cooking is one of the most important skills for literally every single person to learn. The days of hoping you marry someone who can cook are over; even if you do, there will be periods of your life where you’ll need to cook for yourself. Please note this is a...
Healthcare Options When You’re Low Income
Healthcare and medical supplies for the most economically vulnerable often represent one part of a difficult choice. Choosing between critical medicines and eating, for instance, requires sacrifices that nobody should have to make. There are resources out there for...
Frugal Kitchen Cures for Colds
Kitchen cures for colds and the like are a dime a dozen, but that doesn't mean they don't work! With sickness season upon us and will soon ramp up into the absolute worst that tiny microbes can throw at us. If you have kids in school - literally any school, even...
Festive Feasts on a Budget With 10 Thrifty Tips for Your Christmas Dinner
As the snow begins to fall and a chill fills the air, the anticipation of Christmas dinner looms on the horizon. It's a time when families and friends come together to give thanks and indulge in a sumptuous feast. However, the grandeur of this holiday celebration...
Instapot Matcha Recipes
Anything that helps make a task easier is always welcome. One of the best modern wonders in the kitchen is the Instant Pot. It is a small kitchen appliance that is purported to be able to do any kind of cooking: slow cooking, steaming, and stewing, just to name a few....