I had a combination ultra-lazy and somewhat productive weekend. I’ve felt very lethargic recently and ended up sleeping through most of Saturday. But, I did also manage to tackle the mess in my house and got a lot cleaned up. No more living in squalor for me, at least for a few days! It was a sad state of affairs.

This morning I paid three medical bills which totaled $355.29.

I owe $635.61 on my VISA due on 3/27, so I will pay that today (DONE) so that it’s over and done with and I don’t have to worry about late fees or finance charges. The total due includes a $6.38 finance charge because I was late paying last month’s bill – grrrr. Thankfully there was no late fee, though!

I FINALLY submitted my medical reimbursement paperwork on Friday (the deadline!). If all of the claims get approved, I will receive a check for $1222.00 in the near future, which will go into my bathroom renovation account. I had a total of $1300 in my medical reimbursement account and only $1222 worth of medical expenses, so I ended up having to forfeit $78.00, which I’m still not over. But, I did find out from Human Resources that all unclaimed med reimbursement money goes into a relief fund that is available for employees to apply to use in times of need. I feel better about that – it’s like charitable giving rather than going into a black hole at an insurance company or something.

This year signed up to contribute only $1200 to my med reimbursement account, so I won’t have a problem getting it all back. Unfortunately, I will most likely have more than $1200 in out-of-pocket expenses since I need to get two fillings and probably a new mouth guard (still cranky about the lost $72! ) My current mouth guard snapped in half the other day. I’m still using it, but I’m wondering if it’s now a choking hazard. I’ll have to look into getting a new one. They are expensive! I seem to remember my insurance covering some of it, but not sure if it’s a once-in-a-lifetime type reimbursement. (Update – I just called my dentist and he suggested that if it still fits snuggly on my teeth, that I should just keep using it. A new one is $625! So, I’ll use the broken one for now and then see if my insurance will help me to buy a new one.)

I did a quick run through of my taxes using TurboTax and will most likely get a refund of between $200 – 900, depending on traditional IRA contribution. I haven’t made a decision about that yet.

This is kind of fun: as of Friday, my work retirement account was up to $299,215.55 due to current strong market – so very close to $300K! I really hope it hits $300K before the market dies down – I would LOVE to witness that number even if only for a day! I see in an old post that the account hit $100K in October 2007. So, it took 5 years and 5 months to get to $300K. I hope the next big landmark comes faster than that. I still haven’t figured out what my goal is for retirement savings.

Ugh – I just spent $7.25 on an unhealthy lunch and $1.42 on two small bags of Cadbury Mini-eggs. I have to pick up something for a potluck this evening (didn’t feel like making anything this weekend). I want to get back into the swing of healthy and inexpensive meal prep – I am way out of whack with that.