Comments on: Unexpected Expenses http://blissfullydomestic.com/2009/unexpected-expenses Your Life. Your Bliss. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:53:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Suzanne B (Crunchy green Mom) http://blissfullydomestic.com/2009/unexpected-expenses/comment-page-1#comment-35705 Suzanne B (Crunchy green Mom) Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:07:13 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=47747#comment-35705 I have all of my medical monies taken out of my paycheck and put into a flex account. Granted, it does take 150$ a month away from the household, but it is pre-tax and it helps pay for the medical expenses so that it is not a larger burden on the blended family. Once we get married I plan on putting his son on my insurance plan since I pay one price for ALL children and it would save on insurance costs AND we can keep track of all insurance co-pays to his ex-wife. My guy goes to all of his son's dr's appt's, however he has not gone to the dentist appts. I just took my toddlers to the same dentist and he found out that she is not paying a co-pay (like she said she was) because I did not pay one when I left, I just got a bill. So it is a whole new area of medical expenses I had never considered when joining a blended family. Great question. Braces are expensive... ick! I have all of my medical monies taken out of my paycheck and put into a flex account.
Granted, it does take 150$ a month away from the household, but it is pre-tax and it helps pay for the medical expenses so that it is not a larger burden on the blended family.

Once we get married I plan on putting his son on my insurance plan since I pay one price for ALL children and it would save on insurance costs AND we can keep track of all insurance co-pays to his ex-wife.

My guy goes to all of his son's dr's appt's, however he has not gone to the dentist appts. I just took my toddlers to the same dentist and he found out that she is not paying a co-pay (like she said she was) because I did not pay one when I left, I just got a bill. So it is a whole new area of medical expenses I had never considered when joining a blended family.

Great question. Braces are expensive… ick!

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