Comments for Suburban Shift http://www.suburbanshift.com information and positive changes for more sustainable suburban living Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Steps to avoid the Chaos Economy by Suburban Shift » Boomers, Retirement, and Lower Expectations http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/04/steps-to-avoid-the-chaos-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Suburban Shift » Boomers, Retirement, and Lower Expectations Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:30:42 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=71#comment-2304 [...] the meantime, I would like to self-refer you back to one of my earlier posts on insulating yourself from the chaos economy. It is one of those posts with an annoying and simplified bulletted list, and a lot of fairly [...] [...] the meantime, I would like to self-refer you back to one of my earlier posts on insulating yourself from the chaos economy. It is one of those posts with an annoying and simplified bulletted list, and a lot of fairly [...]

]]> Comment on Your Air Conditioner as a Water Source by air climatisé http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/05/your-air-conditioner-as-a-water-source/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 air climatisé Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:25:55 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=81#comment-1558 When you say "quite clean", is it quite clean to drink? Regards! When you say “quite clean”, is it quite clean to drink?
Regards!

]]> Comment on Measuring what really matters by » Standard of living versus quality of life Early Retirement Extreme: — written by Jacob Lund Fisker, Freelancer http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/measuring-what-really-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-961 » Standard of living versus quality of life Early Retirement Extreme: — written by Jacob Lund Fisker, Freelancer Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:06:07 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=97#comment-961 [...] I suppose it bears frequent mentioning(*) that standard of living is not the same as quality of life. Standard of living, like GDP, is an economic measure that tries to estimate quality of life by measuring how many products a person buys or in general how many economic transactions the person engages in. But does cost of living really measure what matters? [...] [...] I suppose it bears frequent mentioning(*) that standard of living is not the same as quality of life. Standard of living, like GDP, is an economic measure that tries to estimate quality of life by measuring how many products a person buys or in general how many economic transactions the person engages in. But does cost of living really measure what matters? [...]

]]> Comment on Personal Energy by Bob http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/personal-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Bob Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:28:27 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=98#comment-960 I will check it out. Thanks, Tony. I will check it out. Thanks, Tony.

]]> Comment on Personal Energy by Tony Schwartz http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/personal-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Tony Schwartz Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:31:08 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=98#comment-944 Hey there, Don't want to knock you off course reading the Power of Full Engagement, which I wrote -- and I appreciate your comments very much. Having said that POFE is 7 years old, and I've just published a new book -- The Way We're Working Isn't Working, which benefits from 7 more years of research and work in this area. Would love for you to take a look there, because I think you'll get everything you would from POFE, but a lot more! Cheers, Tony Schwartz Hey there,
Don’t want to knock you off course reading the Power of Full Engagement, which I wrote — and I appreciate your comments very much. Having said that POFE is 7 years old, and I’ve just published a new book — The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, which benefits from 7 more years of research and work in this area. Would love for you to take a look there, because I think you’ll get everything you would from POFE, but a lot more!
Cheers, Tony Schwartz

]]> Comment on Amazing small house design by Home service http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/03/amazing-small-house-design/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Home service Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:58:55 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=31#comment-859 woww.. nice article. keep posting buddy :) woww.. nice article. keep posting buddy :)

]]> Comment on The Problem of Health Insurance by Suburban Shift » Blog Archive » More on Health Care http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/the-problem-of-health-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Suburban Shift » Blog Archive » More on Health Care Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:26:15 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=89#comment-824 [...] few posts ago I wrote about the problem of health insurance, as it relates to the self-employed, those with pre-existing conditions, the uninsured, [...] [...] few posts ago I wrote about the problem of health insurance, as it relates to the self-employed, those with pre-existing conditions, the uninsured, [...]

]]> Comment on Book Comments: the Great Reset by Suburban Shift » Blog Archive » Rootlessness http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/05/book-comments-the-great-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Suburban Shift » Blog Archive » Rootlessness Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:12:06 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=80#comment-706 [...] few posts ago I wrote about Richard Florida’s recent book, the Great Reset. Really interesting book. In that post, I played devil’s advocate and questioned the [...] [...] few posts ago I wrote about Richard Florida’s recent book, the Great Reset. Really interesting book. In that post, I played devil’s advocate and questioned the [...]

]]> Comment on The Problem of Health Insurance by Bob http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/the-problem-of-health-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Bob Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:48:57 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=89#comment-664 Maus - I appreciate your input. No, the current system doe not provide for people in your situation very well. And as you know, even if you generally maintain membership in a group policy, a gap in coverage can cause huge problems too. One issue I have been thinking about lately is the problem of even assigning costs to the services. When everyone pays a different rate, depending on their insurer, and when providers typically bill insurance companies more than they bill you, simply to try to squeeze out a few extra dollars, how do we really even assign a cost to medical services? Maus – I appreciate your input. No, the current system doe not provide for people in your situation very well. And as you know, even if you generally maintain membership in a group policy, a gap in coverage can cause huge problems too.

One issue I have been thinking about lately is the problem of even assigning costs to the services. When everyone pays a different rate, depending on their insurer, and when providers typically bill insurance companies more than they bill you, simply to try to squeeze out a few extra dollars, how do we really even assign a cost to medical services?

]]> Comment on The Problem of Health Insurance by Maus http://www.suburbanshift.com/2010/06/the-problem-of-health-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Maus Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:17:50 +0000 http://www.suburbanshift.com/?p=89#comment-663 The Health Insurance Costs category was what I chose in Jacob's survey as well. I have a pre-existing medical condition that requires monthly medications costing hundreds of dollars. As it is, the co-pays for my employer-provided group policy HMO run about $2K per year. I am reasonably certain that I could not afford the "guaranteed issue" personal policies available in CA. No amount of weight loss, healthy living, exercise, etc. will alleviate my medical condition; so "guaranteed issue" is the only way to obtain coverage if I want to choose self employment or early retirement. It is depressing to remain in a job I loathe simply to ensure that I have health insurance. It remains to be seen if the recently passed health care reform will offer a viable alternative. If it does, I can retire in 2014. I have come to the conclusion that the existing health insurance scheme is not designed for those with chronic illnesses that require drug therapy. The Health Insurance Costs category was what I chose in Jacob’s survey as well. I have a pre-existing medical condition that requires monthly medications costing hundreds of dollars. As it is, the co-pays for my employer-provided group policy HMO run about $2K per year. I am reasonably certain that I could not afford the “guaranteed issue” personal policies available in CA. No amount of weight loss, healthy living, exercise, etc. will alleviate my medical condition; so “guaranteed issue” is the only way to obtain coverage if I want to choose self employment or early retirement. It is depressing to remain in a job I loathe simply to ensure that I have health insurance. It remains to be seen if the recently passed health care reform will offer a viable alternative. If it does, I can retire in 2014. I have come to the conclusion that the existing health insurance scheme is not designed for those with chronic illnesses that require drug therapy.

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