So I've been at my new job for 3 weeks now, and I still don't have a badge. That means that someone needs to escort me everywhere. Basically, by security's rules, I can't even be unattended in my office without a badged employee or another contractor … [Read more...] about Being Trapped at Work Saves Me Money!
Stacie at Building Nutrition posted an excellent article about how you CAN eat healthy food for low cost, where she highlights four meal-plans prescribed by the USDA and how much you should expect to pay for groceries each month based on a singles, 2 … [Read more...] about Eating healthy for low cost
This past year, I elected to contribute $500 to our FSA (Flexible Spending Account). It's a pretax account most employers now have for (at least) salaried employees to contribute pretax dollars to health-related expenses. It's a use it or lose it … [Read more...] about Using the last of our flexible spending dollars
I wanted to highlight a few great articles Stacie wrote over at Building Nutrition with regards to gift ideas for your children, nieces, nephews, random street hooligans and so forth: Gifts related to Physical Activity Gifts related to … [Read more...] about Health and Fitness Gift Ideas for Kids
My, it's been a long time since I've done a carnival roundup, since I haven't participated in one for a while and I've barely had enough energy to write regular posts, much less read through 70 others! But this week, I participated in the 128th … [Read more...] about Best Finance Articles from Carnival of Personal Finance #128
Wow, our annual benefits enrollment was a crappy experience this year. Luckily, I had Shawn's "How to Choose the Right Health Care Plan" series, and his phone number. There was no overlap between Stacie's enrollment (due end of month) and my own … [Read more...] about Finally, 2008 Annual Benefits Enrollment is Complete
