My $50 in savings earned a penny! Wow, this is exciting! No, seriously, do you have any idea how long it’s been since I had a savings account (that wasn’t a 401(k) subject to market madness)? Ten years at least. A whole penny! I just put another $50 in there. As life starts to move […]
I logged into my primary credit card account yesterday to make a payment after cashing an insurance reimbursement check. While looking at the summary page, I was startled to see an interest rate percentage of 14.99% Um. Hold on here, crackerbarrel. I have a variable interest rate of 6.55%. I’ve never seen it above 9.99%.
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As much as I get on about not saving enough money (I’m trying to find a way to put $50 a month into a savings account), I realized when I did a detailed review of my paycheck this week that I’m actually putting $100 a month into the company 401(k). You forget how much it
The little weather bar underneath my Vista gadgets clock says it’s -13 outside. -13, seriously? SERIOUSLY? You know, in Alaska, I got this type of weather, sure, but it included perks like northern lights, low population density, and liquor. In Dayton, not so much. Also, I’m really not prepared anymore for weather like this. Maybe
It’s supposed to be -25 tonight. Holy crap, what is this? There’s a reason I’m not in Fairbanks anymore. I think I may be saving the gym for tomorrow. I don’t have proper snow boots or gloves for this type of weather.
Doesn’t look like something that should have taken that much effort, does it?
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I intend to write up a whole post about how to push at your insurance company. Another two or three hours total on the phone today, with three different people. Got to the Rapid Resolution Specialist’s supervisor, who contacted *her* supervisor, who got my claim to a claims manager (I know have a claim number)
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If you do not suffer from a life-ending condition and have never had to deal with health insurance companies, medical providers, pharmacies, drug companies, employer HR administators, and the like – all at once – count yourself among the bless’d. It only took five phone calls with three different companies over two and a half
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Apparently, you can indeed upload videos to YouTube. They just take a really awfully long time. I’ll be playing with this new camcorder during the break so I hope it’s not just, you know, broken.
Someday, writing will steal my soul!
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