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The Boring Newsletter, 8/31/2025 😬

It is a hassle to price shop a dentist but it’s worth it if you’ll stick around a while Hi Friendos, I’ve written quite a bit about my recent deep dive into dental insurance and today am going to wrap it up with a discussion of the cost of basic teeth cleanings. I know, not […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 7/6/2025 🦷 🪥

Your Dental Insurance Has an Annual Max: Get the Most Out of It Hi Friendos, This week I am here with two ideas to help you get the most out of dental insurance. Both involve understanding your annual coverage limit, assuming your policy has one. In the last 10+ years, I’ve had dental insurance from […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 6/28/2025

Hi Friendos, I am happy to report that since I wrote last week’s very personal newsletter, it looks like we have some rays of sunshine breaking through the clouds. More upcoming tests and doctor visits will provide additional information. In the meantime, I have been giving myself a crash course on insurance and been learning […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 4/20/2025 🌪️⚡🌊

Hi Friendos, Today I have homeowner’s insurance on my mind. That’s because I recently did a comprehensive review of my condo building’s insurance after I became our Treasurer earlier this year. In a multi-family condo building like mine, the common elements of the building, like the roof, are covered by the condo’s commercial insurance, and […]

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The Boring Newsletter, 11/17/2024 🚗

Hi Friendos, +14%. That is inflation in motor vehicle insurance over the last 12 months (Oct 2023 to Oct 2024), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ news release last week regarding the Consumer Price Index (CPI). A few other categories with outsize numbers were eggs (+30%) and motor fuel (-12.5%). While I find overall […]