Having a Healthy Relationship with Money

October 31, 2019 By Deanna 2 Comments

I was blessed to be a guest on two different podcasts in the last couple of weeks. When I have the opportunity to do this I really take the time to think about what to talk about in hopes of helping others.

Maintaining a Long-Lasting Healthy Relationship with Money

In my humble opinion there are five main ingredients to having a healthy relationship with money:

Debt-freedom
Value-based spending
Automation
Savings goals
Budgeting

Before I go into these five main ingredients, I want to disclose my initial mindset shift. During my recovery, I changed my mind about money. I saw it as God’s money and that I was entrusted with some of it. When I looked at it that way, I realized I wanted to manage it well. I started tithing in response to this mindset shift. Additionally, this is where the conviction to pay off my debt came in. Furthermore, it drove me to want to learn to be an investor.

Brain Health, part 7 – Blueberries Have Superpowers!!

August 26, 2019 By Deanna Leave a Comment

Yes, you read that right, blueberries do have superpowers! And boy am I glad because I love, love, love blueberries.

Welcome back to part 7 in my brain health series where I explore holistic and scientifically tested ways to improve our brain health. I became particularly interested in brain health when I was first recovering from addiction and was concerned with the damage I caused. I was looking for hope and was encouraged when I learned that the brain has the amazing ability to health.

Ultimately, I find my hope in my faith in Christ. However, if I believe that God created everything than I also believe He created science. 😉

I find the human brain the most fascinating of the human organs and so I will continue to research and write on this topic. Furthermore, since the brain affects everything we do it’s a worthy study! In my brain health series, I’ve been mainly reviewing two books (below). For this post, though, my inspiration came from an article from a local newspaper on the brain benefits of blueberries.

The Connection Between Food and Our Brains – Brain Health Part 6

May 27, 2019 By Deanna 4 Comments

This is part 6 of my series titled, brain health. I’ve found this topic so fascinating as a person in recovery. My initial interest came from the selfish concern of wanting to know if my brain would heal from the abuse of drugs.

Now I like to share what I’ve learned and continue to learn about the brain because it’s quite fascinating.

How to Do Medical Tourism for Prescriptions in Canada

May 6, 2019 By Deanna 2 Comments

I’ve done a little experiment in medical tourism specifically as it pertains to prescriptions. While it didn’t work out for me, I learned a lot in the process and will share the details here for your benefit. My big takeaway from this experiment is that many Americans are filling their prescriptions in Canada for a fraction of the cost in the U.S.

Why Are the Cost of Prescriptions Drastically More Expensive in the U.S.?

I think the short answer is that they can be. The pharmaceutical companies are pretty powerful and if they know they can get private insurance companies to foot the bill, they charge more.

I recently wrote an article about the astronomical costs of prescriptions in the United States. In the article, I get transparent about a condition I’ve been diagnosed with. Additionally, I’ve been prescribed an expensive specialty medication. It was a bit of a rant article where I share my growing frustration of how the pharmaceutical companies get away with charging such exorbitant prices in the U.S.

Anyway, with the help of my doctor and boss, I set out on an experiment.