Friday Financially Savvy Links – Have You Read the Text of the Healthcare Bill? Edition

Whether you’re for it or against it, this week marked a big change in our policies regarding healthcare in the United States. The final vote on the reconciliation package took place last night and passed. Watching the politics of the healthcare bill this week has been…interesting.

Have you read the text of the bill? Neither have I, so I’m not going to comment on what’s in it. There are so many different stories flying around the news, it’s hard to know what to believe. Time will tell, I guess. Regardless, I like going to the source, so I downloaded the text of the bill and the first reconciliation measure to hopefully read over the weekend. I’m still looking for the text of the reconciliation measure that was passed last night. I’ll let you know if I read anything interesting.

If you’d like to look at the actual text, you can visit this CBS article summarizing the bill. At the end of the article, in the “More Details of the Bill” section, there are links to the text of both the bill and the reconciliation measure that was passed on Sunday.

News of Note

I’m so excited about this! In April, family friendly TV is coming back with Walmart’s Secrets of the Mountain. It airs April 16 on NBC. Walmart flew me out to New York City earlier this month for a preview, and I have to tell you, the movie is pretty good. My family will be watching for sure!

There’s a big giveaway at Cash Money Life! To celebrate his blog’s 3rd anniversary Ryan is teaming up with GoBankingRates to give away an iPad! There are a variety of ways to enter, so head over to Cash Money Life to read the rules, so you don’t miss out!

Christian Common Sense is giving away three copies of Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover. The giveaway ends tonight, so enter quickly!

If you haven’t done your taxes yet, Money Smart Life is giving away a copy of H&R Block at Home.

My local readers will appreciate this one. You can now download eCoupons from Cellfire.com to your Fred Meyer rewards card! I love using eCoupons, because I can download them, forget about them, and still save money. If you’re not a local reader, Cellfire works with rewards cards from many different stores, so check to see if yours is on the list!

The Frugal Roundup

This week’s roundup is all about the grocery budget! Couponing, cooking, avoiding food waste, budgeting….it’s all here!

• Perceived Savings? – Mrs. Moneysaver ~ Are coupons savings real, or just perceived?  An excellent read.
• Speaking of couponing, here’s a good question: Extreme Couponing: Do Some People Go Too Far? – Rainy Day Saver
• My mom always told me to never waste my food. Linsey feels the same way and shows you 7 Ways to Make Use of Sub-Par Produce at Wise Bread.
• I’m a big fan of homemade, and this week Jenn at Frugal Upstate posted her recipe for homemade hot dog and hamburger buns! I’ll be giving these a try soon.
• And this last link isn’t to a post, but to a series. Money Saving Mom is posting a series on 31 Days to a Better Grocery Budget. These are great tips for anyone who wants to cut the grocery budget, but doesn’t know where to start.

I participated in the following carnivals this week: Carnival of Road to Financial Independence, All Things Family Carnival, and the Money Hackers Carnival.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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