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The Benefits of Benefits

October 10th, 2014 at 04:14 am

Our university had its Benefits Fair yesterday. I'm not sure what's up with that title; there's never a dunk tank or a corn dog or a merry-go-round, just a series of tables staffed by unlucky vendors.

It always makes me laugh because although we employ people of all ages from 18-80 or so, everyone at the BF is over 40. Always. And virtually everyone was talking about and seeking out dental insurance. My 50- percent coverage is as good as it gets; I'll just have to put more in flex if I suspect another year like this one. I always pick up the freebies, but they're not like they used to be. I did pick up some dental floss, a stress ball, half a dozen pens, a calendar, a pencil sharpener, and some other odds and ends.

The best news was that my very good health insurance is now offering an annual $150 gift card for taking their health screening every year. We're in!

In other assorted news, I've finished one of my free lance accuracy checking jobs. I await payment.

2 Responses to “The Benefits of Benefits”

  1. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    That's awesome about the gift card! I need to find out if I can get any discounts on my insurance for using my fitbit, etc. It's overseen by BlueCross, which is similar to what I had in NM and I think they had something like that (I didn't pay anything for insurance in NM)

  2. CB in the City Says:
    1412946742

    Your benefits fair sounds exactly like ours! Except there is no gift card for a health screening. Maybe that is yet to come!

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