I had just turned 30. My birthday is 2 days before my partner’s birthday, and we always take the week to travel somewhere. As soon as we returned from our diving trip I found a lump. After weeks of dismissing it, I was diagnosed with...
If you’re an avid traveler, Amazon user, or enjoy maximizing benefits when you are shopping, you may be part of loyalty rewards programs. You may be earning airline miles; hotel, rental car, and gas rewards; points on a credit card; shopping rewards from various stores;...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a relatively new federal agency that, as its name suggests, watches out for consumers when it comes to financial products. Financial products are things like bank accounts, mortgages, credit cards, student loans, and car loans. The CFPB works to...
Saturday, April 16, is National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD)! NHDD is an effort to encourage and empower people of all ages to learn the importance of advance care planning – one key part of creating an estate plan. However, we know that this topic can...
Dealing with debt can feel overwhelming, but knowing what to do when a debt collector contacts you is important. Medical bills, credit card bills, student loans, and other types of debt are often sent to a “collection agency,” which then becomes responsible for collecting payment from...
For nearly a decade, Triage Cancer has been providing free resources for the cancer community – including people diagnosed, health care professionals, and caregivers. Since our founding in 2012, we’ve reached more than 2 million people through free educational events, materials, and resources. Here is a...
For caregivers of people with serious medical conditions, there may be options to take paid time off of work. In celebration of National Family Caregivers Month, we’re here to lay it all out for you. We’ve also put together a new Quick Guide to State...
Short on time? Of course, you are, if you’re a caregiver! From one caregiver to another, here is a quick, frank list of some of the hacks that have made my life easier over the years that I’ve been helping my parents. Auto-reply. Caregiver Life Hack No....
Since the pandemic hit, caregivers have complained of increased discrimination against them at work. Complaints include unfair, negative evaluations, punitive workloads, and schedule changes that forced them out of employment. What is Family Responsibilities Discrimination? Family Responsibilities Discrimination (FRD) is when an employer discriminates against an employee...
How are cancer and credit scores connected? The financial burden of a serious illness like cancer can leave you struggling to rebuild your finances, long after completing treatment. Even after eliminating unnecessary costs by finding the right insurance plan for your situation (see Triage Cancer’s...