MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'financial issues'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:22:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721737&cid=t_164875_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwedding-economics-would-you-sell-tickets-to-your-wedding%2F Weddings can be loads of fun, but they can also cost loads of money, forcing some couples to shorten their guest list and remove their +1 invitation extensions. Slate’s Daniel Engber argues that telling guests not to bring an escort is bad practice, ruining the fun for guests and defeating the purpose of a good wedding. So what does he suggest to keep the price of the party affordable for bride and groom? Selling tickets to your wedding. It sounds a little weird, but the concept of telling guests that they can bring a +1 if they’ll help cover the costs actually makes some sense. Engber offers that, instead of buying wedding gifts, pitching in to cover the costs of making the wedding open to dates and friends is a reasonable exchange, and if put kindly, shouldn’t be offens... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721737 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:16:14 +0100 3721737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658934&cid=t_164875_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-mediabistro-com-founder-laurel-touby-on-making-millions-marriage-and-moving-forward%2F Laurel Touby and husband Jon Fine at the Webutante Ball in NYC, June 8, 2010 A former freelance writer, Laurel Touby came up with the idea for her influential media company, Mediabistro.com, in 1994, and in 2007, sold it for a cool $23 million. (She didn’t pocket all of that, though.) Just back from an eight-month international sabbatical, Laurel took some time out to answer our 11 questions about marriage, making more money than her husband, and moving on after major success. Long before you sold Mediabistro (the company you founded) for many millions of dollars, did you care who made more money, you or your then-boyfriend? I would love to say that it didn’t matter, because I’m an emancipated woman who went to Smith College. But, it was nice to know that he could pay his part of... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658934 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:30:40 +0100 3658934 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1655760&cid=t_164875_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fworking-while-on-ss-disability-insurance%2F When we find the need or ability to go back to work with MS, many are frightened at the thought of losing all of the hard-earned disability benefits. Who could blame us when it can sometimes be such a difficult task to be deemed worthy by “the system.” Yesterday, before our monthly HealthTalk MS webcast on “Letting Go of Your MS Guilt,” I spent an hour and a half with a local non-profit counselor on the very topic. I’m a pretty savvy guy and have done a fair amount of reading on the topic. Reading the Social Security “Red Book” can, however, be like reading Egyptian hieroglyphs prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. I learned so much from that meeting that I’ve invited the counselor to speak at my MS Poker Night on the topics of leaving... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1655760 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:39:23 +0100 1655760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376925&cid=t_164875_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-money-matters-taxes%2F Well, it’s April 16th, one day post Tax Day in America. The accountants are resting, the post lines are short again and nobody is ordering steak in the restaurants tonight (really, this is the day when restaurants sell the least steak of the year). We are all breathing a sigh of relief that task is done for another year. It seems like a good time to bring up the topic of deductions; obviously for next year. Of course, the tax laws (or codes, whatever…) change just about every year but there are some pretty consistent deductions out there for us “disabled” people. I’m actually okay with paying taxes. I’m a firm believer that in a society, sometimes those who “have” are responsible to pick-up part of the tab for those who don’t. Only when the lowest of community is raised c... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376925 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:34:30 +0100 1376925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1331629&cid=t_164875_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-money-matters-when-should-you-stop-working%2F We’re trying to take on the subject of MS and your finances once a month in 2008. It’s a difficult topic to tackle as there are so many ways in which MS can (and does) affect our financial lives. In the comments I’ve read over the past few months, you’ve really surprised me in your willingness to not only share your concerns but also some of the ways in which you cope. You’ve consoled the newly separated and divorced and offered drug assistance information; you’ve really been there for each other! Today, I think I’ll bring to the floor a topic many of us consider, but few are happy to talk about; when should I stop working? For many, the idea of not working and relying solely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is impossible. We all get those annual statements tell... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1331629 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:07:47 +0100 1331629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1156111&cid=t_164875_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fmultiple-sclerosis%2Flife-with-ms%2Fms-money-matters-the-disability-tax%2F Today we are going to talk about another kind of proactivity in our new monthly discussion about “MS Money Matters.” We’ll cover many of the challenging aspects of multiple sclerosis and money in these postings. There are so very many topics with which we struggle that I searched my mind, notes and friends with MS for a beginning place. I’ve settled on the very beginning; a place where we all were or even are without even knowing. If you are still working and have MS (or know a family member who may be looking at a long term disability) these words will be paramount in your future. First I would like to offer a statistic I was given years ago by more than one insurance agent: Americans are 6 times more likely to need disability insurance in their jobs than life insurance. N... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1156111 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:23:39 +0100 1156111