Ada Wood

1 month ago | costoflivingatl.org | Ada Wood

One of the things that most worries this analyst who works in the government is healthcare costs“My husband and I are pretty healthy,” Alice says. “Most of our healthcare costs come from mental health—antidepressants, therapy, things like that.” When asked what she needs—or wants—that she can’t have, Alice spoke about her “mediocre” health insurance plan.

1 month ago | canopyatlanta.org | Ada Wood

“My husband and I are pretty healthy,” Alice says. “Most of our healthcare costs come from mental health—antidepressants, therapy, things like that.” When asked what she needs—or wants—that she can’t have, Alice spoke about her “mediocre” health insurance plan. (We’re using a pseudonym to protect her privacy.) “[We pay] over $600 a month, and we still have copays and medication that we have to pull teeth to get partially covered,” she says.

1 month ago | atlantaciviccircle.org | Ada Wood

This post was originally published at The Cost of Living Project One of the things that most worries this analyst who works in the government is healthcare costs “My husband and I are pretty healthy,” Alice says. “Most of our healthcare costs come from mental health—antidepressants, therapy, things like that.” When asked what she needs—or wants—that she can’t have, Alice spoke about her “mediocre” health insurance plan.

1 month ago | canopyatlanta.org | Ada Wood

The Lakewood Elementary School redevelopment project wrapped the first phase of community engagement with stakeholder meetings, two public meetings, and an online survey. In the next phase—scheduled to run March through June—Atlanta Public Schools, NPU-J, and Lakewood Heights Community Association will review and vote on the master plan. If approved, the project will move to the procurement phase to select a developer for the property.

2 months ago | canopyatlanta.org | Ada Wood

Maya (a pseudonym) lives in East Atlanta. The 41-year-old makes $95,000 a year as a senior financial analyst, she says she’d feel more comfortable with a $45,000 raise. Her splurge is a beauty treatment—a Botox subscription at $40 a month—but she lives without other luxuries that she’d like to have: regular manicures and name-brand food. Groceries and transportation are some of her highest monthly expenses, at $600 each.