Overview of the US Health Insurance Market
The US Health Insurance market is a complex mix of payors. Today (2012), consumers are covered by government funded programs (Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare), Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, or on…
Amelia Granger
Posts by Amelia Granger:
Where’s the Budget?!
You might be wondering by now—this is a personal finance contest. Shouldn’t you be saying something about budgeting? Shouldn’t we be getting out our Excel spreadsheets? No. The goal of…
Should You Go to Law School?
Tristan, our AmeriCorps VISTA contestant on So You Think You Can Finance, is considering attending law school someday. It’s a noble goal, and we don’t want to discourage Tristan’s legal…
Challenge Two Recap: How Will You Accomplish Your Goals?
Challenge #2 saw our contestants thinking about how to manage and achieve their life goals. While making a net worth statement is quantitative—adding up assets and subtracting liabilities—achieving life goals…
Guest Experts: Experts on Debt and Assisting Indebted People
We reached out to experts on debt and assisting indebted individuals to ask them—how did our contestants do on the first challenge? Suzanne Cramer, a Certified Personal Finance Counselor® for…
Living on A Stipend, Part I: AmeriCorps and City Year
Committing to a long-term volunteer program is a great experience and can add a lot to young peoples’ lives. But, that being said, there are practical factors to consider when…
Living On A Stipend, Part II: Peace Corps and Teach For America
Can you afford to change the world? Organizations like the Peace Corps and Teach for America offer hands-on, front line opportunities to enact positive change right out of college—but they…
Challenge One Recap: What are you worth?
So Think You Can Finance begins — and we meet our contestants: The first challenge had us learning a lot about our contestants – from the brand of sunglasses Tristan…
Obamacare: What Was and Wasn’t Said at the DNC
“They want your vote, but they won’t tell you the plan.” Those were President Barack Obama’s words last night in Charlotte, NC, describing the distinction between himself and his opponent,…
NerdWallet Launching Personal Finance Reality Show!
So You Think You Can Finance? Win $1,000 AND become financially savvy: NerdWallet PFM is excited to announce its first ever reality show! So You Think You Can Finance will…
