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07 Dec 2023 When is your plate too full?

Posted at 17:54h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

No, this is not a brief about how much you pile on your plate at Thanksgiving, although I do love hearing about favorite family recipes! Many people describe December as a time of being stretched too thin – even if each separate thing vying for...

24 Aug 2023 The Problem of Hurry

Posted at 20:31h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

I am thankful for a short, 13-minute commute to the Beacon office, which is just long enough time to listen to the Up First podcast to hear 3 main news stories of the day, and 1-2 good songs before starting the workday. Over the past...

27 Jul 2023 Hospitals, Baker, and Bills – Oh My!

Posted at 19:24h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Before our son Baker was born in March, I often wondered what a labor and delivery bill looked like. How much is charged? How many providers will send me bills? How can I be sure they are all in-network? What am I personally liable for...

22 Jun 2023 Money Stories

Posted at 18:03h in The Friday Brief by Ellen Martin

Someone recently asked me when I learned how to use Excel/Word/PowerPoint. I honestly couldn’t remember so I asked my older sister, who could pinpoint learning to use Excel formulas and create graphs during 8th grade computer lab. Before then, we just learned on our own...