10 Credit Card Rental Car Insurance Surprises
January 13, 2011
Does your credit card offer rental car insurance? In honor of Jerry Seinfeld using his only credit card that didn’t have rental car coverage, these are ten things you might not know about insurance when renting a car. It all started when I rented a car recently with my Blue Cash card and I called [...]
Choosing Health Insurance & Hospital Rip-Offs
December 4, 2010
Health insurance is a popular subject towards the end of the year as many people go through open enrollment to signup for the following year and try and spend their funds before the flexible spending account deadline. I’ve been thinking about it a lot this last month as we finally made the move to a [...]
Section 105 HRA Plans
October 13, 2010
This article on Medical Reimbursement and Health Rearrangement Plans comes from Timothy Wolfe, a Chicago based tax and business specialist who shares his expertise online at Chicago Business Advice. A while back I looked at flexible spending accounts vs health savings accounts and Timothy left a comment about Section 105 HRA plans. Since I wasn’t [...]
How to Save Money on Life Insurance
October 6, 2010
Saving money on a life insurance policy can make a big difference over time since you’ll be paying life insurance premiums every month for years to come. Even if you’re concerned about the cost of insurance, buying life insurance is definitely something to consider if you have a family that depends on your income to [...]
8 Ways to Save Money on Auto Insurance
September 27, 2010
Your car insurance bill is one that you’ll be paying every month for a long time. So even if it’s just a little each month, anything you can do to save money on auto insurance will add up over time. There are many different factors that determine how much your insurance company will charge for the [...]
Health Savings Account vs Flexible Spending Account
September 11, 2010
We recently covered the health savings account and have written about flexible spending accounts and in the past and thought it was time to take a look at health savings accounts vs flexible spending accounts. Both can be useful tools for medical expense income tax deductions but one thing many people are unhappy with are flexible spending account [...]
Health Savings Account Guide
September 10, 2010
A health savings account can be a good option for people searching for health plans who don’t want to spend a lot of money on premiums for medical insurance. Of course, we know there’s no such thing as cheap health insurance. If your premiums are low for individual health insurance that usually means you have [...]
8 Ways to Save Money on Home Insurance
September 8, 2010
If you can save money on home insurance each month your annual savings from those lower insurance rates can add up over time. Home owners insurance is a tricky expense, you don’t want to get really cheap insurance and put your home at risk but you also want to avoid high insurance rates. Nonetheless you [...]
Mortgage Protection Insurance Basics
September 2, 2010
When we first bought our home we received a ton of advertisements for mortgage protection insurance in our mailbox within the first week. They kept on coming at least one or two letters per week offering mortgage protection insurance, mortgage protection plans, and mortgage cancellation insurance for the first six months of owning our home. [...]
What’s the Best Way to Buy Auto Insurance?
June 23, 2010
You can buy auto insurance from three different sources, all of which have their own strengths and weaknesses to consider when comparing your car insurance options. Auto Insurance Brokers One way to buy auto insurance is to use an insurance broker, also known as an independent agent. These brokers or agents are licensed to sell insurance [...]
