The Friday Financial and Health Follies (FFHF) summarize the important (or just fun) financial and health issues of the week.
- Share the humor of the funny
- Make fun of the stupid.
- Highlight and explain new financial and health news-so you don’t miss it!
Friday Financial Follies
This week’s news was sparse other than President Obama being called out about his Supreme Court Call-out. Some of our business and health news is more entertainment than business or health. But heck, we all need a laugh, and Laughter is the best medicine, and all that.
The sports world is going crazy this week. You’ve had the men’s and women’s NCAA Basketball finals, congrats Kentucky and Baylor. Stellar seasons both. Baseball {my Braves lost 1-0 
}opening day was Wednesday, and Thursday saw the opening round of the Masters.
That reminds me of a story….
I was in Medical School at Augusta, and one of my wife’s friends had offered me a ticket for the Thursday opening round my Junior year.Something I had been drooling and dreaming of for years…..I woke up that morning with a GI bug like I’ve never had before, with cold chills and other symptoms that will go unsaid. That’s one more reason I don’
Happy Easter!
t bother to buy lottery tickets. If they say it’s 500 million to one odds, double that for me…
Happy Easter To All!
$6,400 Robotic Toilet
And Kohler can’t keep up with the demand in China. No wonder it’s so popular, it uses motion detection and a remote control to open and close the seat and to flush. The leg warming porcelain, built in stereo, and 3 bidet settings are additional features. Even a gynecologist wonders about 3 bidet settings.
Deserves To Be In The Olympics
Octogenarian doing a gymnastic routine at an exhibit in Germany. Amazing video. She’s more limber than many teens today. Got me beat.
Want it both ways
The New York Times is reporting that the drop in prescriptions and physician visits last year were down they theorized because more people don’t have health insurance. In my practice it was down, because co-pays and deductibles were higher. Which is what I thought Health Care reform was all about, people with skin in the game will decrease utilization and therefore decrease their costs. Now they are complaining about utilization dropping. Amazing.
Quit Complaining and Go Back To Work!
This report in USA Today was all about cutting costs on unnecessary testing and treatments. I’m all for that!
Smartphone to the Rescue
When your toddler falls 40 feet into a narrow dry well shaft, besides panic, what do you do? Send your smart phone down running a video of ‘how to tie the rope’, he follows instructions, then presto, he’s in Moms arms.
Batman Rides Again
Funny dashcam video of officer pulling over, well, Batman. We get to watch.
Billionaire Idol
Warren Buffet needs to stick to investing… At least he has a sense of humor…. The fabulously wealthy guy sings his way on to the stage at the Omaha Press Club. He wouldn’t have made the first cut on American Idol. Way past pitchy, dog.
Real Estate Ad: Town For Sale
Are you in the market for a fixer upper? You, too, can own your own town, Cowboy! Fixer uppers galore..
Bat Pee and The Lottery
Andrew Esltner, a guitarist for the Florida metal band Torche didn’t win the lottery but a bat did piss in his eye. The events are not connected but the chances of either happening to you are about the same.
Other Articles of Interest
The Podcast in which I’m a Panelist, The Worst of The Free Financial Advisor Podcast, week 3…Don’t miss this bit of audio wisdom.
A Blinkin at Funancials has a very interesting take on sandwiches and money. If you are able to follow his train of thought I might worry about both of you. I think the ending was kinda lewd but I’m not sure….
Erin over at The Dog Ate My Wallet has a nice example of how to analyze your expenses.
The American Debt Project announced a few wins in the battle with the frugality resistance gene. Good job, soon you’ll be taking cold showers and buying only Salvation Army.
Kay Lynn becomes Barbara Walters at the Bucksome Boomer with financial tips, or is she the new Oprah?
How Canadians are becoming more fiscally conservative and their economy is improving gangbusters @ Invest It Wisely.
Carnivals and Those Who’ve Liked Our Stuff Here!
Stock Carnival Ecstasy at Fast Swings
Carnival of Financial Camaraderie at Step Away From the Mall
Carnival or Money Pros at Financially Consumed
Financial Carnival for Young Adults at 20s Finances
Lifestyle Carnival at Thad Thoughts
Life and Business Coach Carnival at Innovative Solutions for Positive Change
Financial Simplicity Carnival at See Debt Run
Top Personal Finance Posts of the Week at Personal Finance Whiz
Carnival of Retirement at Tackling our Debt
The Wealth Builder Carnival at My Wealth Builder
Festival of Frugality at Dewey’s Tree house
Baby Boomers Blog Carnival at Baby Boomers US
Money Infant hosted the Kings of Cash Flow.
Barbara Friedberg liked our saving money on gas use and getting divorced over it post.
Giveaways
Invest it Wisely has an Ipad (3) and lots of other great stuff through April.
Finance Triggers is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card.
Married (With Debt) is giving away $50 in cash.
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Salvation Army: I’m willing to try it or at least Goodwill. Cold showers: NEVER!!!
Thanks for including me!
I think I pulled something watching that 86 year old gymnast.
Two items cought my eye: a) the robotic toilet; and b) the subway post. I would love to have one of this toilets; failing that I would like to have a Japanese one that combines toilet and a bidet (used one in hospital last summer and it is great). As to A Blinkin’s post on sandwiches and money you have every right to be worried about me; very worried. I followed I just don’t know what to make of the final sentense
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I am worried about you. but the last sentence was what I was talking about….
Thanks for the inclusion, Dr. Dean! I’d love to be that mobile at that age. On another topic, what would be the best way for the U.S. to lower per-capita healthcare costs and increase competitiveness, from your perspective as a doctor?
We need malpractice reform, a transparent cost structure, and transportable policies to allow people who move to keep their insurance. In that order of effectiveness to control costs…That’s a knee jerk answer to your question.