We found out last night that AmeriPlan is continuing their promotion until October 31st. Only $25.00 to start a home business with AmeriPlan! This is great news for those who just started in the business- it gives them an opportunity to get out there and really generate some business! And for those who just didn't feel it was the right timing last month- here's another chance to start a home business for mere pennies!

Michael & Janie Jones and I at the Journey to Freedom event in February

I just ran into the above pic while looking for another one. The amazing Janie Jones is the leader of the Freedom at Home Team. This woman leads one of the fastest growing teams in AmeriPlan. I was definately blessed the day God placed that home business magazine in my hands and showed me Janie and Michael's story. There was no doubt in my mind that AmeriPlan was onto something.

Check out the following article that was in The Syracuse Post Standard on August 18th. This just reaffirmed in my mind that AmeriPlan is a needed service! See if you don't agree!

Some skimp on health in hard times
Monday, August 18, 2008
By James T. Mulder Staff writer

The economic downturn has some Central New Yorkers skimping on their health care.
Allen Krassenbaum, a pharmacist at Kmart in DeWitt, said he's seeing more and more customers forgoing prescription drugs because of the cost. "They come in, they get a price and they say, 'Forget it,' " he said.
Some people are putting off doctor visits, especially those with high-deductible insurance plans that don't provide coverage until the patient has spent as much as $2,000 out of pocket on medical bills, according to Fred LeTourneau, CEO of CNY Family Care, an East Syracuse medical group.
"I feel bad for patients who are getting whacked from all sides now," LeTourneau said.
A national survey released this week revealed many Americans are cutting back on medical care to save money. The survey, by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, found 22 percent of 686 U.S. consumers polled in July said they curtailed doctor visits because of economic conditions. Eleven percent also said they had reduced the number of prescriptions or the dosage of those medications to make the drugs last longer. About 90 percent of those surveyed said they had health insurance.
Some area doctors and pharmacists said they see evidence of that.
Dr. Rose Wolbrink, who is part of a family medicine practice associated with SUNY Upstate Medical University, said one of her elderly patients recently ended up in a hospital emergency room in the middle of the night because she had stopped taking her blood pressure medicine.
"She couldn't afford the co-payment, so she was taking them every other day and she ran out," Wolbrink said.
Gerry Levy, owner of Leader Kress Drugs, said patients should not stop taking prescription medications without talking first to their doctor or a pharmacist. "It could lead to dangerous swings in blood pressure or blood glucose levels," he said.
Patient affordability issues are not new, but they are being aggravated by the economic downturn, said Dr. Andrea Manyon, chairperson of family medicine at Upstate.
Patients have been seeing out-of-pocket medical costs rise for several years as insurers have gradually increased co-payments for some medications and more employers have shifted workers into high-deductible insurance plans. Now consumers are also grappling with rising prices for gas, food and other items.
The economic pressure is expected to get worse this winter when consumers see sharp increases in home heating bills. "There will be a tug of war for people's personal finances," said Joanne Spoto Decker, director of community service programs at the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth.
At particularly high risk are seniors who land in the Medicare prescription drug "doughnut hole." This is the gap in coverage that begins for some seniors after their annual drug costs reach $2,510. The patient then must pay the next $3,216 in drug costs out of pocket before coverage resumes.
Her department advises people in the doughnut hole to consider buying low-cost generics, ask doctors for samples and obtain prescription drug discount cards.
Krassenbaum, of Kmart, said he had customers, a husband and wife, who alternated taking medicine on odd and even days to save money.
"It's a sad state in this country that things have gone to this level," Krassenbaum said.
James T. Mulder can be reached at 470-2245 or jmulder@syracuse.com.
© 2008 The Post-Standard. Used with permission.
Copyright 2008 syracuse.com. All Rights Reserved.
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Our company is featured (front cover as a matter of fact) on Simply Home magazine and mentioned in Parent magazine this month ( 25 ways to save on healthcare). Janie and Michael Jones, who are on the front of the Simply Home magazine are our team leaders. They are absolutely great leaders!

Our event at the mall went ok-of course I thought 100's of people would be flocking around at once, but it wasn't quite that busy! There was a carnival going on in the parking lot. I thought that would draw more people into the mall, but I think it kept them out. Also, my big sign I had ordered was on back order, so we really had nothing that really stood out & told people who we were. I have been talking to a few people from that event about both dental & health benefits and work at home.

As you can see from the pic, I got my frisbees. I put a sticker on some of them that said "Free-take me home." I already have two events locally to hand them out. I'm working on a 3rd right now. I brought some to Girl Scouts and gave one to each girl. I had to bring one of the scouts home. On the way home, I wanted to fling a frisbee out the window into my friend's yard. We passed by an apartment bldg, and I said, "Hold on, let me throw a frisbee here." So I opended the window and chucked the frisbee into the yard. When we got to my friends, I again rolled down the window, and Vooom....I threw the frisbee out the window and landed it right near the stairs leading to the door. I should have been a paper girl! Every place we passed I was goofing around saying" There's a place to throw a frisbee" and would make the voom noise. This Girl Scout was laughing so hard at me, I thought she was going to wet her pants. It was funny. I threw a frisbee out the window near the river where boaters dock, one near a place where a lot of people fish. I even threw one out the window at two girls, yelling to them that it is free! I can have fun with these! I can't wait to go to the park and give some out! If you can't have funwith this biz, there's no sense doing it! Gotta go- have a team call soon!

It's supposed to be pretty nice out today. The kids are on spring break, so we are going to the zoo! My son and his girlfriend, along with her 2 year old sister, are coming along. I love being able to do these things when I want, not when a boss says I can! And I'm sure there are places at the zoo to "leave" some info. If nothing else, I should see a few laudermats and gas stations to hang up flyers!

Things have been coming along here. Between outdoor work, spring cleaning, and a home based business, I'm keeping pretty busy. We are going to be painting our hallway and living room, and putting up tongue and groove, as well as brick behind our wood stove. We are also planning on remodeling the kitchen somewhat. The question is, do we do it all at once or at different times. I'm for all at once except I'm not totally sure what I want in the kitchen. Also, you have twice the mess. Because we have a farmette, we need durable floors that can take the mud and dirt and constant mopping. Of course, we try not to get dirt around, but the dogs come bouncing in, wet and full of mud!

I am also working on a duck pond. We recently got 4 ducks. The two females took off for better waters (the big pond at the end of our property.) I guess we need to make the waters up here better!

We have an event coming up at our local mall for the biz in early May, so I have alot to do there. We are having a free drawing for health and "feel good" gifts, as well as balloons and probably some other give-aways. We are hoping to draw in some members for dental and medical plans.

I do not know how I ever worked a full-time job, ( and a part-time one also at one point!) I barely have time for housework now-I'm too busy doing the stuff I want to do. If I worked a J-O-B, I would probably be fired by now anyway. I always have at least one doctor, dentist, or orthodontist appt. for someone every week.

Working from home- Ahhhhh............this is the life!

I only have 2 more days at my job, then I can freely work my home business. Yippee!



This morning it was so nice out- a crisp 40 degrees or so. After I fed the goats, I played with the dogs for about 1/2 an hour. I just love being home in the mornings! Since then, I have had a few return calls to make as well as new ones. I have been alternating calls with pre-Thanksgiving stuff & keeping my daughter company. Because it's Thanksgiving eve, the library isn't open tonight, so I don't have to work. That means I can attend a Wednesday night conference call that I have been wanting to go to. Yee-haw!