Yesterday was my birthday, and I had a lot of things planned. But as my grandmother used to say, man plans and god laughs. I have been recovering from a virus and still wasn’t feeling 100%, so I decided to modify my plans and have a more low-key day. Instead of going to a museum, we took a walk through nearby Central Park. It was a lovely change of pace and really put a special stamp on the day. Since…
Read more →In New York City, we eat a lot of takeout food. Before the pandemic, not all restaurants delivered directly to our homes. In recent years, however, you can have food delivered from nearly everywhere. It used to be important to keep takeout menus on hand so that you could call and place your order. Now, most orders are placed on-line, through third-party apps like Seamless or through the restaurant’s own website. That’s why I’m surprised when I’m helping a client…
Read more →One of the great conveniences of the 21st Century is not having to go to the bank to deposit a check. If you have a smart phone, you can deposit your checks using your bank’s app. But what do you do with a check after you’ve deposited it? And if you decide to hold on to your deposited checks, how do you keep track of which checks you’ve already deposited and which still need to be deposited? I took a…
Read more →I’ve written about ephemera before (see my blog post entitled Ephemera). If you need a reminder of what ephemera is, Dictionary.com defines it as “items designed to be useful or important for only a short time, especially pamphlets, notices, tickets, etc.” In this case, I’m writing about a theater program. Specifically, a program I did not save for a show I did not see. And yet it has been sitting on the end table in my living room for weeks,…
Read more →Medical records come into our lives in a variety of ways. Sometimes we walk out of the doctor’s office with papers in hand. Sometimes they get sent to us via snail mail or e-mail. Frequently, they appear in electronic portals such as MyChart. That can make it hard to figure out what to keep and how to keep it. Let’s start by delineating the different types of medical info that will come your way: Bills and receipts Insurance forms Explanation…
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