Archive for the 'Finance' Category

Sweat for $$
Friday, January 15th, 2010

About seven months ago I discovered that my health plan (Oxford/UnitedHealthcare) gives members a $200 reimbursement towards gym membership fees every 6 months.   All you have to do is have proof of 50 visits in a 6 month period, a copy of your bill, and a brochure for the facility.  So six months ago I [...]

Vet Bills
Sunday, April 20th, 2008

When people I know personally (from situations outside of work or veterinary school) complain about their veterinary bills, it’s hard for me not to take it as a personal offense. I was thinking about that on Friday as I was walking home from a bar where I’d met up with some college friends. [...]

Eeek! Store Cards!
Monday, March 10th, 2008

Not that it matters much because I have no hope of ever being able to afford real estate or a car in Manhattan, but I pride myself on having excellent credit. As such, I was surprised to find out that each store credit card you open knocks 20 points off your credit score. [...]