[Update to the update: I’ve added a note about another feature — it’s below!] In recent months, there have been some interesting changes at Samaritan Ministries, the Christian healthcare sharing network that The Artist and I (and now my mother and sister as well) belong to. I thought I’d give an update! First of… Read More »
Why We Love Being Medically Uninsured: Part 2
Yesterday I told you about why we love Samaritan (read that post here if you missed it!). Today I’ll tell you (as explicitly as I can) how it works. Monthly Share Each month, around the 5th, we receive our packet from Samaritan Ministries. The packet consists primarily of the Christian HealthCare Newsletter (their publication; see… Read More »
Why We Love Being Medically Uninsured
Yes, that’s right! In our little family, we have absolutely no medical insurance. And yet we sleep like babies at night, confident that we’ll be able to address whatever medical bills might come our way. (I mean no, we don’t actually sleep like babies. But that’s more because of the babies and nothing to… Read More »
Boston baked beans: In which I quickly tell you about a regional dish that tops the frugality charts.
Lately I’ve gotten a bunch of emails that are along the lines of “But how can I save more money on food?” When you are living on one income because you happen to think that your management skills at home represent the best contribution — and because those kids are not going to raise themselves —… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: 10 Reasons Not to Have Separate Finances; or, Marriage is about Wholehearted Trust.
Dear Auntie Leila, I’m getting married soon and I will be bringing to the marriage my debt and salary, both of which are moderately large. We’re thinking of keeping our finances separate until I at least pay off my debt (at least, my mom says I should do this), but the priest has told us… Read More »