At almost 60 years old I pay 1K per month payment for student loans. The loans will be paid in full at age 77, if I live that long. I am working two jobs to pay my student loan obligations and other bills such as a house payment, and wonder every day if the education was worth the debt. We drive old cars that we pay ca...more

What many people don't understand about Medicare reimbursement is that for every one dollar that a hospital or doctor bills Medicare,  six cents is paid. So a 2% cut now means that 4 cents is paid on each dollar billed instead of 6 cents. That is a make ot or break it deal for the medical community.   A sad as it ...more

Company policy has little meaning in a case like this.  The standard of care is what this nurse needs to worry about, not what her employer told her. If the patient had a DNR order (Do Not Resuscitate order) in place, than the nurse was correct to honor the patient's wishes and withhold care. If there was no DNR order,...more

I have never smoked, well once as a teen. I ended up in the hospital with ARD's or acute respiratory distress syndrome and a major whipping from my Dad once I was well again. All of my life I have endured bouts of Asthma triggered by allergies. Cigarette smoke has always been a major trigger for me. Maybe I am lucky, a...more

The article missed the long mileage king of all cars the road, the Ford Crown Victoria. It is not uncommon for a Crown Vic and its Panther class siblings, the Mercury Grand Marquis, and the Lincoln Town car to run 350 to 400K before requiring major repairs. Even though the car was discontinued by Ford in 2011, there ar...more

I hope that if I am ever drowning, Tomas is nearby. He ought to get a medal, not loose his job, but that is not the way things work these days. As a society, we have lost all common sense worring more about legal issues.

1) The work question? I will either purchase or start up 4 to 6 small business each of a completely different type. It's that not having all of my eggs in one basket thing... As for the nursing thing, I will never again change a diaper for pay. Not saying that I will not ever change a diaper,  just not as a paying j...more

If that's the new Mustang... YUK!    I am taking the Mustang off of my bucket list.

Oldest car driven; A 1915 Model T touring car. It was a restored show car that I drove in the early 1970's.   Oldest car Owned:  1957 BMW Isetta, 2 seat car,  300 CC 13 HP OHV BMW motorcycle engine, 4 speed manual left hand shift, 55 MPH top speed, 50 MPG. I bought it in 1970 for $50.00 that I earned delivering new...more