We Were Print

If you are new here and like what you see, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Please read about We Were Print to get an idea as to what you might find here. Either way, than you for visiting today.Tribune, taken private last year by Sam Zell, may be considering bankruptcy according [...]

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Here are a couple of web sites that help compare insurance rates for those out on their own, or just looking.
Thanks to a certain sports editor for sharing this info.
 
www.ehealthinsurance.com
www.insureonebenefits.com

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One of our members writes:
“I got a letter Monday from Individual Billing Administration. It sounds like some federal deal, but actually it’s a COWBRA plan administrator that handles COWBRA health insurance for people who have recently become unemployed. When such a situation occurs, the ex-employee has two options — take the company offered insurance plan [...]

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Palm Beach Post’ers: You have till 9/30 to get your pension papers filed. One of the forms must be notarized; keep that in mind.
You can, we’re told, ignore the early deadline date on the orange sheet   (”change your deductible or choices” form) on the medical benefits form — turn it in whenever and your choices will [...]

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Are you going to freelance now? Good advice: Create your own business and incorporate it. It can be a one-person deal or if you decide you want to hire your buddies, you can make it a traditionally structured company with officers and partners.
We’re trying to get a tax attorney or some other expert to do [...]

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New Project? Start Thinking About Financing
If you’re in the lump sum buyout boat, now may be a good time to think about getting a loan for your next project.
Most banks are going to want to see a couple years of tax returns when you apply for a loan. If 2007 is going to be a [...]

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Before you leave the company and go to a new employer, ask HR about a HIPAA Certificate for your insurance company. This has to do with moving all your records — including those of an existing, covered condition — with you to a new employer’s insurance company.  It means in most cases, they can’t deny coverage for something [...]

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Your buyout paperwork is in, you’ve spoken to your financial planner, you’re stealing office supplies like a madman, collecting clips while you can still can do your own pulls and you’re counting down to August 12 (or August 31 or September 26). Sooner or later, the shock/thrill will wear down and ‘what next’ is going [...]

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Prior to 1986 or so, the IRS allowed for income averaging for just about everyone. Now, unless you are a farmer or fisherman, there is no income averaging.
Income averaging was a great concept. Say you’re a salesman or a lottery winnder and you have a huge payday: you could spread the taxes out over multiple [...]

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