Hospitals have a “Chargemaster rate” for procedures. This is like the “sticker price” on a car (MSRP). These rates are often vastly inflated and are not reflective of what insurer’s or most patients actually pay. Like restaurants, prices for the exact same procedure can vary greatly from hospital to hospital. So, why are the chargemaster…
I moved to Boston back in January. It’s now June. Yesterday I hopped in my car and headed North … time to take advantage of this awesome Massachusetts coast line! Beautiful small towns along the coast with small, intimate beaches … what’s not to like?? I got in my car and headed up to Manchester-by-the-sea….
As a celebration of pride month, American Airlines has announced that all lgbtq+ folx will have the opportunity to board first along with handicapped people, newborn babies, and military servicemen. “It’s time we honor the lbgtq community for what they’ve done for our country. This initiative is just a small way to show our gratitude…
Ever since the first time I went to Europe back in 2021 I’ve been constantly thinking about what we could do to make America a better place. It turns out the way that we do things in this country is often not viewed as “normal” in other countries. There are so many things broken about…
I used to work at a boarding school and some of the things I saw were quite honestly … horrifying. I knew I’d be teaching rich kids – but there’s sooo much more to it than I realized beforehand. The kids I taught aren’t just rich kids, but a very specific subset of rich kids….
This is a letter to American high school students that I wish I had read when I was 16/17/18 years old. When I was 17 years old I was applying to college to study who knows what because that’s what everyone around me was doing. From my high school there was basically one path you…
I taught at an awful public school in rural Arizona with no teacher training or experience at 24 years old. I had a degree in Math and had worked the prior 2 years in the corporate world and was looking for something new. I was able to get hired in AZ teaching 8th Grade Math…
Many aspects of charter schools sound awesome. A lot of these things sound great, and they really enticed me when I read first read about KIPP in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers when I was 15 years old. Little did I know I’d be teaching in a KIPP school 10 years later! Problems with Charter Schools…
First off, I’m not a tax professional so I hope my calculations are correct. But obviously – I think they are. In 2025 I expect to have income of $108k. This post details how I will reduce my taxable income to $58k. I am 31 years old, and I’ve only recently started to grasp these…
I’ve done a lot of traveling outside the US in the last 5 or so years of my life. And if you’ve ever travelled outside of the US yourself for a sustained period of time, you know that when you travel you meet a lot of Europeans. Growing up in Pennsylvania, I didn’t know much…