Can You Use an HSA Account at the VA?

Yes, you can use an HSA account at the VA hospital.  This is a relatively new change in the rules and was put into place April of 2013.  There are some restrictions on what you can pay for with your HSA funds. According to the VA Consolidated Patient Account center website you can only use [...]

Does Tricare Eligibility Mean You Can’t Have an HSA?

Note: I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer.  None of this constitutes tax or legal advice and is for informational purposes only.  I have tried to make the information that follows as accurate as possible, but I can’t guarantee that it hasn’t changed since the last editing of this post.  This information is based [...]

If I Have Tricare Can I Open an HSA?

After a previous post which discussed whether or not a veteran can get an HSA I have been getting asked if you can open an HSA if you have Tricare. The answer to your question is: No, you can not open an HSA if you have Tricare. The reason you are not able to open [...]

What Does An Empower Network Blog Beast Blog Look Like?

A screen shot of an empower network blog

Disclaimer:  In this blog post I am going to give you some links to a Blog Beast Blog just to show you what it looks like.  I neither recommend nor support Blog Beast as a blogging platform.  I believe there are better alternatives available. Also, I neither know nor vouch for the people who’s blog [...]

Blog Beast Empower Network – I’m Not Impressed

Disclaimer:  This is my personal OPINION about Blog Beast.  I do not use it, have never used it or any others Empower Network products, and will never use any of their products as long as their business practices remain the same.  I also recommend that you don’t use it either unless you like being endlessly [...]

Can A Veteran Have a Health Savings Account?

A few months before separating from the Navy in August 2012 I began looking into whether or not I would be eligible to open up a Health Savings Account or HSA for short.  This took a lot of in-depth research and many, many hours searching for the answer. To find my answer I first searched [...]

My Jaaxy Opinion

A screenshot of the Jaaxy home page

Disclosure:  I am an affiliate of Wealthy Affiliate.  You should assume I will receive a commission if you click on any links to the Wealthy Affiliate and become a member. Jaaxy Is Now Included in Wealthy Affiliate Membership I originally wrote this review back in 2013 when Jaaxy was a standalone product.  You can still [...]

Common Pitfalls For New Affiliate Marketers

When you are first getting started at affiliate marketing is very easy to fall victim to some common pitfalls.  Here are a few common ones below. Too Much Reading, Not Enough Action One of the most common pitfalls for new affiliate marketers is to think that you have to know and learn everything before you [...]

An Affiliate Marketing Beginners Course – Wealthy Affiliate

Are You New To Affiliate Marketing? If you’re reading this chances are that you are new to affiliate marketing.  You might have a read a blog or seen an advertisement online and started doing research.  I’m very excited that you found this page! On this page you will learn about the Wealthy Affiliate Online Entrepreneur [...]

It’s OK If You Think Your Article Writing Sucks

I realize the title of the blog post seems a little weird, but I truly believe that it’s ok if you think your article writing sucks. Have you ever had a photo taken of you that you didn’t like, that you thought was completely hideous?  If you’re like me then it’s about every other photo… [...]