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• 20 tips for improving health and building wealth

  Posted Jul 17 2008, 11:10 AM by Karen Datko
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  Marc and Angel have a knack for assembling handy lists about how to improve the quality of your life and your finances. They've come up with yet another good one: "How to save your health and wealth at the same time."

  For instance, did you know that the federal government has not approved the dietary supplements that populate shelves in discount and health-food stores? Don't spend lots of money if you're not sure what the product contains.   Read More...

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• How Single Ma saved a lot on prescription drugs

  Posted Jun 04 2008, 05:27 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Insurance, Saving, Karen Datko, Health care
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  If Single Ma had accepted the two prescriptions written for her and for her daughter without question, she would have spent $100 out-of-pocket -- despite the fact that her workplace health insurance plan includes meds.

  She did some research, made some phone calls, and ended up saving $180 (that's not a typo), without accepting reduced care for herself or her beloved BabyGirl. This practical post at Fabulous Financials illustrates why you need to be a savvy consumer when it comes to medical care.   Read More...

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• Strange but true story: She walks in LA

  Posted Apr 30 2008, 12:14 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Saving, Karen Datko, Health care, Transportation
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  In a post called "WWFD? (What would Frodo do?)," Arduous of Arduous Journey tells a most amazing story. She lives in car-crazed Los Angeles, and she walks. (We'll get back to Frodo in a minute.)

  She acknowledges how strange this is. "In LA, if the only parking spot is three blocks away, it means you should probably just valet," she says about routine behavior.   Read More...

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• Airborne customers are entitled to money back

  Posted Mar 11 2008, 02:57 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Spending, Saving, Karen Datko, Health care

  The makers of over-the-counter product Airborne have joined the list of companies, including credit card purveyors and a diamond supplier, that owe refunds to consumers as a result of class-action lawsuits.

  Airborne agreed to settle a false-advertising lawsuit for $23.3 million. (Airborne Health Inc. and the other defendants deny wrongdoing.) Flexo at Consumerism Commentary lets readers know how to file for their refund if they've purchased Airborne products between May 1, 2001, and Nov. 29, 2007.

  Flexo tried Airborne to fend off a cold and found that it "didn't have any measurable effect on my condition," he writes.   Read More...

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• The more 'expensive' the placebo, the more pain it kills

  Posted Mar 11 2008, 10:42 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: Spending, Saving, Karen Datko, Health care

  Shades of our earlier post about how people get more satisfaction from wine when they think it's expensive, the same apparently applies to painkillers, even when they're actually placebos -- dummy pills with no painkilling ingredients.

  We thank Madame X at My Open Wallet for pointing out a New York Times article about the new placebo study. It reaffirms what we've long believed: A little marketing can go a long way, even if it has nothing to do with the truth.

  In the new study, 82 people were given a shock to the wrist before and after taking a placebo they were told was a new prescription pain drug. Half were told it cost $2.50 a pill; half believed it cost 10 cents.   Read More...

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