Announcing My Mentoring Patreon! Also Health Insurance

Exciting news! I’ve officially opened my Patreon: Jeffe’s Closet, A Mentoring Community for Newbie, Intermediate, & Expert Authors. The Patreon leads directly to a Discord community where all kinds of conversations will occur. I’m super excited to make this into a vibrant community. Right now the Discord is open, but pretty quiet – which means you’ll get a lot of personal attention from me. Come and join in!

As far as our topic this week, what we do for health insurance, I self-insure. As a full-time author, I have no employer to provide me with health insurance (or other benefits). My husband took early retirement from his career and was insured through them for quite some time, though each year the premium was sucking up more and more of his retirement stipend. Soon we were going to have to pay in – ugh! Then the concierge health insurance service became available through SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association). SFWA collaborated with other writers’ organizations to make this service available to our members. I was able to transfer my husband onto insurance via the Affordable Care Marketplace – and both of us together ended up paying over $1K LESS EVERY MONTH. I’m a fan! Thank you, Obama – seriously.

First Cup of Coffee – January 11, 2022

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First Cup of Coffee - January 11, 2022

January 11, 2022

Jeffe Kennedy

A report on my weekend, including why I didn't post yesterday, and dealing with the insurance marketplace, one of the great frustrations of being a self-employed writer, and balancing the good with the bad.

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First Cup of Coffee – September 1, 2020

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First Cup of Coffee - September 1, 2020

September 01, 2020

Jeffe Kennedy

Lament for a dead clematis, plus weird experiences with Facebook ad people, drawing boundaries, and the cover reveal of THE PROMISED QUEEN!

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Real Information on Author Finances

Our topic at the SFF Seven this week is again eerily timely. We’re talking writer finances. How do you budget for uneven income? What’s your biggest expense?

With so many people struggling financially due to the #COVID19 shutdowns, managing money is heavy on many people’s minds. It’s odd to find myself well-equipped to deal with this because – as a full-time writer with no other income and with a non-salaried spouse who does not provide me with health insurance – I am always juggling the financial balls. Come on over to learn more!

First Cup of Coffee – December 17, 2019

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First Cup of Coffee - December 17, 2019

December 17, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

On my sugar-cookie batter disaster, ruminations on health insurance, and good news on THE FATE OF THE TALA.

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First Cup of Coffee – December 16, 2019

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First Cup of Coffee - December 16, 2019

December 16, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

On being a full-time author and the reality of finances if you don't have a salaried & benefitted spouse - plus progress on revisions and how I organize my books.

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First Cup of Coffee – July 9, 2019

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First Cup of Coffee - July 9, 2019

July 09, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Today's podcast is all about career author Real Life - my wranglings with a dead car battery, health insurance, and Waste Management not caring about recycling service. 

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First Cup of Coffee – June 14, 2019


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First Cup of Coffee - June 14, 2019

June 14, 2019

Jeffe Kennedy

Another chapter in the Disappointing Saga of the Contact Lenses. Good news is I should finish my revision of THE FIERY CITADEL today. I might be a little cranky - a bit of a social media rant on the unfollow/follow trick.

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