Author Archives: msw blog
Automate Your Recurring Purchases
Finding yourself repeatedly needing to buy items like vitamins, skincare, paper towels, and cleaning products, she knew there had to be an easier way. “You can get on a subscription basis for anything now, so set these recurring purchases up and … Continue reading
The Financial Patient Headache
The headache: You don’t have the time you suspect it will take to untangle the thorny billing issue you are facing. Who can help: A patient advocate. The solution: You share your information with a medical billing advocate and they take over, … Continue reading
Beautiful Laundry
I owned a small laundromat called “The Laundromat” on Fire Island. Carol walked in with musty sheets and towels from her share house. I quoted her $48.50 (this was in 1976). “I’m from the Bronx,” she said. “I don’t pay … Continue reading
An Inestimable Price
Sometimes I scroll through our old home’s Zillow listing to remember the life I had before my husband died. The perfectly staged photos are on display for anyone to see. They look empty — stripped of our belongings, of personality. … Continue reading
