Father’s Day Sales at Target, Best Buy, Hallmark, and More

Father’s Day is coming up in just a couple of weeks. Have you figured out what gift to give your Dad this year? If you haven’t a clue, then you should check out these Father’s Day deals and sales. Save some money, and make your father have a happy day, at the same time! Hallmark has a special online offer that will let you save $2.00 on 2 personalized cards. Use the code SAVE2 when you are ready to check out. June 10, 2013, is your last day to use standard delivery to get those cards sent to your dad … Continue reading

Fewer Young Adults Lacked Health Insurance in 2012

Gallup does polls about all kinds of things. They ask people specific questions, and keep track of the answers. According to Gallup, fewer young adults in the United States lacked health insurance coverage in 2012 than that age group did in previous years. In 2010, a specific provision of the Affordable Care Act went into affect. As of September 23, 2010, young adults who were between the ages of 18 and 26 were able to be covered by their parent’s health insurance policies. Previous to this health reform law, insurers were only allowing parents to include coverage for their children … Continue reading

Freebies For You – Week of July 2, 2012

Everybody loves to find a good freebie! These elusive little treasures can randomly pop up without warning and then disappear before you even found out about them. You have to grab them while they are still available. Here are a few freebies for you to enjoy this week. Starbucks will give you a FREE tall coffee on the 4th of July. No coupon required for this one. Just visit your local Starbucks on July 4, 2012. Emergen-C has a FREE sample of their Emergen-C product. To get this freebie, you need to click “like” on their Facebook page. Dick’s Sporting … Continue reading

You Won’t Lose Your Health Insurance

Certain politicians are saying that the Affordable Care Act is going to cause you to lose your health insurance. What a frightening thought! Fortunately, it simply isn’t true. In this blog, I will explain why the Affordable Care Act is not going to make you lose your current health insurance coverage. The difference between having health insurance coverage and being uninsured is huge! Those who have health insurance can afford to get preventative care, can see a doctor when they get sick, and can expect their health insurance company to help them pay for at least part of a hospital … Continue reading

Restaurant Deals – June 29 – July 6, 2012

It is always great to find out that a restaurant that your family enjoys visiting has a deal going on, or has created a coupon that you can use. The trick is to find out about the restaurant deals before they disappear. Every week, I bring you a blog filled with coupons and other deals from restaurants. It can help you spend a little less money while dining out! Beaujos has a coupon that doesn’t have an expiration date. The coupon gives you $5.00 off a $30.00 food purchase. This coupons is only valid from Monday through Thursday, and you … Continue reading

What’s New at Coupons.com? – Week of June 28, 2012

Need some more coupons? One of the best places to find grocery coupons is Coupons.com. Your favorite coupon blogs probably are linking directly to it in their blogs. There are frequent updates of and additions to Coupons.com, which means that it always has something new. Here is some of what’s new at Coupons.com this week. I get email from Coupons.com every week. You can too, if you sign up for it. I like it because it gives me an easy way to quickly locate a batch of coupons. Here are the featured coupons this week: Post has a coupon for … Continue reading

Coupons From Facebook – Week of June 27, 2012

Independence Day is just around the corner. Many families will be going to their local park, and enjoying a fireworks display. Others will be having a barbecue in their backyard. There are lots of coupons on Facebook that can help you fit a nice family gathering into your budget. Does anyone in your family have allergies? As an allergy sufferer, I know that the smoke from barbecues and fireworks can make me sick. Allegra has two coupons that can help with that. They are: Save $5.00 on Allegra (30 count or higher) ,or Allegra -D 12 Hour, (20 count or … Continue reading

Freebies For You – Week of June 25, 2012

Ready for some more freebies? It can be difficult to track down a good freebie. They are scattered across the internet, and are not always heavily advertised. It takes a lot of time to search through various coupon blogs in order to find them. Here are a bunch of freebies for you that are conveniently placed into one blog. Chili’s has a “Kid’s Eat Free” deal going on. This deal is good on June 25, June 26, and June 27 of 2012. Get a FREE Kids’ Meal with the purchase of an adult entree. Make sure that you print out … Continue reading

Choosing A Family Name For Your Baby

Many people turn to their family’s past when they are looking for a name for their baby. Including family names in the names of your children is a wonderful way to honor members of your family both past and present. That said, using family names can be a bit of a tricky situation to navigate. For example, some people are easily offended. If you choose a name from one side of the family and not the other, someone’s feathers may be ruffled. As hard as it may be to deal with the ruffled feathers, the decision about your baby’s name … Continue reading

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of June 25, 2012

It is time, once again, for the weekly Insurance Podcast Roundup. This is where to find brand new episodes of podcasts that discuss issues related to insurance. It is a good way to keep informed about the changes to insurance that could affect the policies that protect your family. NPR released an episode of “Weekend Edition Sunday” on June 24, 2012. This episode is called “Countdown To The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Health Care”. This episode points out that the Supreme Court is very likely to issue its decision about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act soon. It discusses … Continue reading