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A Trip?

May 30th, 2015 at 05:43 am

Last week a second (third?) cousin asked me to join a FB genealogical list about our shared great great grandparents in Sweden. We've never been close as we live in different parts of the country, but her parents and mine were always close. After I lost my mom several years ago, I found them on FB, and we've become closer sharing family history and other interests.

Tonight she and her sister asked if I'd be interested in traveling to Scandinavia with them next year. It had never occurred to me, but I like them a lot, and suddenly it seems like a wonderful idea. One more thing to save for!

I decluttered a bit today, sold some sandals on FB, and saved some cash by borrowing something DD needed. Frugality continues.

Most possibly exciting, except for travel, is some advice I received today about DD's root canal last January. Both dentist and endodontist told me my insurance wouldn't cover it, so we paid it all out of pocket. But after calling the dental insurance provider today, it appears they may pay more than half! They advised having the endodontist file a claim and then reimbursing me. Now I have called them and they seem puzzled about their earlier advice and have now filed a claim. It looks like we may get $400 back. I'm pretty darn excited about that too.

6 Responses to “A Trip?”

  1. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    You have a lot to be excited about!

  2. Buendia Says:
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    Great news about the reimbursement!
    I visited Sweden when my brother lived there for a year - loved it!

  3. scottish girl Says:
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    Sounds like a great idea to me!

  4. snafu Says:
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    Trip to Sweden sounds wonderful with strong USD buying 8.54 Krona. Hope you'll start that travel fund so we can cheer on your progress. Have you heard of Airbnb? it's another option for accommodation. I've a friend travelling in Bali and raving about these accommodations.

  5. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Yay! $400 towards the Go To Sweeden Fund! Big Grin

  6. rob62521 Says:
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    Excellent news on the $400!

    The trip sounds fabulous!

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