Today was my first kid-free day in over a week. Just 2 more weeks until the kids are home for the holidays, too. December is an odd month... So I settled down and tackled money issues, specifically the flexible spending accounts we have for health and dependent care money. We already realized that this year, instead of setting up a "health savings" account which rolls over indefinitely, we set up ("we"...) the normal use it or lose it health account. So I've been working on getting balances to see what we have at stake. Today I did some more refills. Still, we stand to lose, best guess, about half the money, which is a CHUNK of change, let me tell you. I have to get an accounting of what the mammogram will cost, but aside from that we will still have a lot of money at stake.
Poor Kyra....
The fastest way to use up that money is braces. I hadn't planned on starting them this year, especially with me still unemployed. However, if it means not losing close to $2000, sounds like the right time to start to me. I called our orthodontist and the wonderful woman I spoke to took pity on me and agreed to get the ball rolling in 2 weeks. The records appointment is first, and the first painful appointment will be 2 days after Kyra's birthday, 3 days before xmas.
So on top of not getting a WII, on not getting a new bike, on probably not even getting more than $100 worth of gifts, the poor kid is going to be in pain. Sigh....
1 comment:
Oh Dear, braces for xmas but no Wii. that will be cause for tears. Poor girl has my sympathies.
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