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Doctors and Hospitals Are Adding Sneaky New Feesbottomlinepersonal.com/doctors-hospitals-adding-sneaky-new-fees/Many doctors and hospitals are adding on sneaky fees for services that used to be included with routine visits and treatments. And the fees typically are not covered by insu...

Medicare Traps 2015bottomlinepersonal.com/medicare-traps-2015/ Avoid These 4 Costly MistakesIf you fail to fully grasp certain Medicare rules, you could end up paying unnecessarily high premiums for the rest of your life. That may be true if you have not enrolled in Medicare yet or even if y...

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The Fake Survey Callbottomlinepersonal.com/the-fake-survey-call/An automated call that claims to want your opinion actually might be after your money. Phone surveys are exempt from rules that ban automated “robocalls” and calls to numbers on the federal Do Not Call Registry. Some compan...

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When to Think Twice About Medical Advicebottomlinepersonal.com/think-twice-medical-advice/ It’s natural to assume that more health care is better than less—that checkups, tests and treatments make people healthier. But that isn’t always the case. Obviously, people who are sick need to se...

New Credit Card Scam: Stealing Security CodesPublishedJuly 15, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceCurtis Arnold, CardRatings.comPrint The three- or four-digit security codes printed on credit and debit cards are meant to protect you from criminals who want to charge purchases to...

http://www.newsday.com/business/social-security-myths-on-program-s-80th-birthday-1.10755241

7 Renovations That Reduce (Yes, Reduce) Your Home’s ValuePublishedSeptember 1, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceScott McGillivray, Income PropertyPrint Never do this to your home! Home-renovation projects rarely pay for themselves when the home is sold. Sometimes the financi...

Should Ken Get the Hybrid? RSSDear Car Talk Oct 6, 2015 (Archives)4 Commentsbuying, hybrids, Toyota, Highlander Hybrid, 2016Dear Car Talk: I own a 2006 Highlander Hybrid, and I think it is the best vehicle I have ever owned in my 64 years. I trade vehicles every 10 years, and I want to buy a new Toyota...

My Worst Money Mistake: 6 Financial Experts Fess UpPublishedOctober 1, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceCurtis Arnold, CardRatings.com; Allan S. Roth, CFP, CPA, Wealth Logic, LLC; Herbert E. Nass, Esq.; Charles B. Inlander; Edgar Dworsky, ConsumerWorld.org; Edward Mendlowitz,...

The 11 Worst Internet Scams We’re Still Falling ForDavid PogueOctober 22, 2015(Photo: Thinkstock)In 2001, I planned to move to a new town in Connecticut. I put my house up for sale, but it sat there, unsold in the recession, for over a year. Not a nibble, even after I dropped the price and made some impr...

http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/spend-savings-delay-social-security-1.10962412

The Generic-Drug Rip-Offbottomlinepersonal.com/the-generic-drug-rip-off/ Using health insurance to fill a prescription for a generic drug could dramatically increase your out-of-pocket costs, particularly if you have not yet reached your policy’s annual deductible. That’s because p...

FTC Detects New Social Security Scam Dear Ed, You look in your email inbox and see the subject line “Get Protected.” Well, we all want that! Upon opening the email, you learn that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is supposedly offering great new features to help taxpayers protect their pers...

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Your Wallet Doctors and Hospitals Are Adding Sneaky New Fees ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	totallygeeked general	63	827	Mar 8, 2015 by lilyofcourse
Doctors and Hospitals Are Adding Sneaky New Feesbottomlinepersonal.com/doctors-hospitals-adding-sneaky-new-fees/Many doctors and hospitals are adding on sneaky fees for services that used to be included with routine visits and treatments. And the fees typically are not covered by insu...
Your Wallet Medicare Traps 2015 (Preview)	totallygeeked general	0	143	Mar 18, 2015 by ed11563
Medicare Traps 2015bottomlinepersonal.com/medicare-traps-2015/ Avoid These 4 Costly MistakesIf you fail to fully grasp certain Medicare rules, you could end up paying unnecessarily high premiums for the rest of your life. That may be true if you have not enrolled in Medicare yet or even if y...
Your Wallet Patients can't afford to blindly trust doctors (Preview)	totallygeeked general	7	249	Apr 1, 2015 by Lady Gaga Snerd
http://www.newsday.com/opinion/columnists/michael-dobie/patients-can-t-afford-to-blindly-trust-doctors-1.10140998
NEJM your wallet Pre-Op testing before cataract surgery? Why? (Preview)	totallygeeked general	1	148	Apr 16, 2015 by Southern_Belle
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1410846?query=TOC-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Preoperative
Your Wallet Raise the minimum wage? (Preview)	totallygeeked general	26	584	Apr 20, 2015 by WYSIWYG
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your wallet Retirement calculator (Preview)	totallygeeked general	6	219	Apr 22, 2015 by Mellow Momma
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your wallet The Fake Survey Call (Preview)	totallygeeked general	6	165	Jun 1, 2015 by Lady Gaga Snerd
The Fake Survey Callbottomlinepersonal.com/the-fake-survey-call/An automated call that claims to want your opinion actually might be after your money. Phone surveys are exempt from rules that ban automated “robocalls” and calls to numbers on the federal Do Not Call Registry. Some compan...
Your Wallet Half of fast-food restaurants could close if hourly wage goes to $15 (Preview)	totallygeeked general	11	262	Jun 7, 2015 by Lady Gaga Snerd
http://www.newsday.com/business/fast-food-wage-board-hearing-on-li-rescheduled-to-june-18-in-garden-city-1.10507890
Your Wallet U.S. probing possible airline collusion that kept fares high (Preview)	totallygeeked general	0	119	Jul 2, 2015 by ed11563
http://www.newsday.com/business/u-s-probing-possible-airline-collusion-that-kept-fares-high-1.10601258
your health your wallet When to Think Twice About Medical Advice (Preview)	totallygeeked general	3	345	Jul 11, 2015 by lilyofcourse
When to Think Twice About Medical Advicebottomlinepersonal.com/think-twice-medical-advice/ It’s natural to assume that more health care is better than less—that checkups, tests and treatments make people healthier. But that isn’t always the case. Obviously, people who are sick need to se...
your wallet New Credit Card Scam: Stealing Security Codes (Preview)	totallygeeked general	1	144	Aug 16, 2015 by ed11563
New Credit Card Scam: Stealing Security CodesPublishedJuly 15, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceCurtis Arnold, CardRatings.comPrint The three- or four-digit security codes printed on credit and debit cards are meant to protect you from criminals who want to charge purchases to...
your wallet Money Fix: Social Security myths (Preview)	totallygeeked general	17	408	Aug 25, 2015 by Lawyerlady
http://www.newsday.com/business/social-security-myths-on-program-s-80th-birthday-1.10755241
Your Wallet 7 Renovations That Reduce (Yes, Reduce) Your Home’s Value (Preview)	totallygeeked general	0	279	Sep 20, 2015 by ed11563
7 Renovations That Reduce (Yes, Reduce) Your Home’s ValuePublishedSeptember 1, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceScott McGillivray, Income PropertyPrint Never do this to your home! Home-renovation projects rarely pay for themselves when the home is sold. Sometimes the financi...
your wallet Car Talk - Should Ken Get the Hybrid? (Preview)	totallygeeked general	7	205	Oct 7, 2015 by ed11563
Should Ken Get the Hybrid? RSSDear Car Talk Oct 6, 2015 (Archives)4 Commentsbuying, hybrids, Toyota, Highlander Hybrid, 2016Dear Car Talk: I own a 2006 Highlander Hybrid, and I think it is the best vehicle I have ever owned in my 64 years. I trade vehicles every 10 years, and I want to buy a new Toyota...
Your Wallet My Worst Money Mistake: 6 Financial Experts Fess Up (Preview)	totallygeeked general	7	232	Oct 19, 2015 by ed11563
My Worst Money Mistake: 6 Financial Experts Fess UpPublishedOctober 1, 2015PublicationBottom Line PersonalSourceCurtis Arnold, CardRatings.com; Allan S. Roth, CFP, CPA, Wealth Logic, LLC; Herbert E. Nass, Esq.; Charles B. Inlander; Edgar Dworsky, ConsumerWorld.org; Edward Mendlowitz,...
Your Wallet The 11 Worst Internet Scams We’re Still Falling For (Preview)	totallygeeked general	10	280	Oct 23, 2015 by ed11563
The 11 Worst Internet Scams We’re Still Falling ForDavid PogueOctober 22, 2015(Photo: Thinkstock)In 2001, I planned to move to a new town in Connecticut. I put my house up for sale, but it sat there, unsold in the recession, for over a year. Not a nibble, even after I dropped the price and made some impr...
your wallet Spend savings, delay Social Security (Preview)	totallygeeked general	0	147	Oct 24, 2015 by ed11563
http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/retirement/spend-savings-delay-social-security-1.10962412
Your Wallet Generic Drug Rip-Off (Preview)	totallygeeked general	7	183	Jan 10, 2016 by karl271
The Generic-Drug Rip-Offbottomlinepersonal.com/the-generic-drug-rip-off/ Using health insurance to fill a prescription for a generic drug could dramatically increase your out-of-pocket costs, particularly if you have not yet reached your policy’s annual deductible. That’s because p...
your wallet New Social Security Scam (Preview)	totallygeeked general	10	177	Feb 4, 2016 by Fort Worth Mom
FTC Detects New Social Security Scam Dear Ed, You look in your email inbox and see the subject line “Get Protected.” Well, we all want that! Upon opening the email, you learn that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is supposedly offering great new features to help taxpayers protect their pers...