Baseball, apple pie, mom, Chevrolet, hot dogs, and home ownership. Americana. To question any of these things is un-American. And so it becomes a largely unquestioned truth that borrowing money to buy a home is "good debt." Home ownership, after all, is just living the American dream. But as a result of accepting this good debt [...]
This time of year is referred to as the ‘season of giving’. Charities report that 31% of all charitable donations happen in December each year and that 12% of donations occur on the final three days of the year. There is good reason to believe that those percentages will increase dramatically in 2016. Proposed tax [...]
This time of year means open enrollment season and that means battling a consistent bevy of confusing acronyms: FSA, HSA, HRA, PPO, HMO, POS, and on. Reorienting every year to the different meanings, rules, and benefits of these acronyms is akin to relearning the scoring rules of curling every four years. Most Americans are interested [...]
