Gregg: Use Medicare Cuts To Plug Budget Gap

Democratic proposals to cut Medicare spending are good policy, said New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, the senior Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, at a Health Affairs Media Breakfast this...

Help a Reader – How Much to Spend on a Car?

Jane has a question that all of us have asked one time or another. How much car should we buy? Below is a brief introduction to her situation, and she needs your help! My car [is] a Hyundai Elantra....

Cash only system, my solution

Thank you for all your recommendations on cash only systems. After thinking about it for a while I decided to stick to using my debit card, but use my spending excel sheet columns like cash...

Chronic Conditions Now Drive Medicare Spending Increases

An article published yesterday by Health Affairs finds that the causes of Medicare spending growth have changed dramatically over the past two decades.  Twenty years ago, most of the increases were...

February Spending

I thought I would update my readers on my spending so far (and how I'm doing with my February budget)... $760/$760 Housing (mortgage, taxes, insurance, HOA fees) $85.91/$100 Utilities (electric,...