Medical Mayhem and Mishaps

I hate trying to figure out all the stuff with medical claims. 

We have bills because of Jayden's birth and we have planned for them by setting up a FSA account through Dan's work.  So now I am working on paying them and getting reimbursed for them...but you can't get reimbursed without receipts and getting a receipt is a challenge when your dealing with the mail!

UGGGGHHH...

We had great experiences with our doctors and the hospital but now the billing side is much much harder...hoping this gets easier!

New Things

Dan joined Gamefly this week with a trial offer of half price. Wii games can be very expensive and often when you are done playing them you don't want it anymore. Gamestop buys used games but don't give you a lot of credit for them so this is a friendly option to play new games without being committed to buying them. This one came in the mail today...and so far I am the only one in the family who hasn't played...Jaron was so happy when it came in the mail today!

Learning Process

Couponing is a learning process.

I am learning how to get the best deal for the most savings. I'm not there yet but doing much better.

Today I saved over $25 at Walmart on our grocery shopping.

I spent a little more than I had budgeted for but with the savings it's not too bad. Plus I bought some things that will last longer than normal and with Dan taking his lunch as opposed to eating out while we may have spent a little bit more at the grocery store we will save more money in the long run.

I'm still learning and working on the whole process but I may just have turned a corner on this whole learning how to get the most bang for our buck!

Grrr...Updated

I want Mexican food REALLY BAD!

It's not in the budget.

I don't want to cook dinner tonight...

Going out is not in the budget!

We have plenty of food in the house and most of it is not hard to make but I don't want to cook and I don't want to clean up the kitchen and I just want to be lazy.

But it not in the Budget!!!!

Budgeting stinks!

****THIS IS ALSO A BIT OF A PREGNANCY FRUSTRATION****

So I had a major pity party. I cried and then I cooked dinner. Dan was willing to take me out to make me feel better but I know that if I did that I wouldn't feel better it would be a Bandaid fix. So I made Basil Parmesean chicken with pasta...and it was good. Wasn't completely what I wanted but it was tasty, filling and so far hasn't given me heartburn.

Budgeting may stink but so does making huge mistakes with your money. I am thankful for the opportunity to grow through this whole thing and not let my hormones and other pregnancy related frustrations get the better of me!