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First Monday March Musings

March 4th, 2008 at 04:10 am

** I mentioned earlier about receiving a second EOB regarding my root canal. I called the endodontist this morning and was told not to worry - and that my refund would be out in the mail this week. Yay!

** I did the Defensive Driving course back in October 05, but never seemed to receive the certificate I needed for insurance. Almost exactly a year ago I called to get the certificate - never received it. Today I called again. This time they faxed me a copy! So, as soon as I got it I called Geico and asked where should I send this? I was told to just give him some info off the certificate.

I won't get retroactive discount savings, but I will get the savings through the end of my next six-month renewal period (end of November). Yay!

** I have two CVS transfer/new prescription coupons for $25. I plan to renew my allergy meds ($10) to get the first one. Then I'll go back in a couple weeks and renew another med ($27) and pay for it with the first gift card. Then I can use the second gift card to pay for a 2nd renewal of the $27 med. So, between the free samples from my doctor, the refill I already have, plus the two new refills, plus hopefully more free samples from my doc when I see her in May - I may be able to make it through July without having to pay more than $15 for meds! Woo Hoo!

** Another money making adventure . . . I got a card in the mail offering me $125 to open a free checking account with Chase. All I have to do is start it with $50 and have ONE direct deposit. Funny thing is, there just so happens to be a Chase bank right across the street from where I live (where my company used to be). So it would be way more convenient than WAMU. So, I may just open it and keep it! Of course I won't be doing very many direct deposits to it - I prefer ING EO for that. Smile

** Today we had very nasty weather conditions for the drive home. I was actually thinking of going to CVS to get my allergy meds refilled. I was driving along carefully, paying attention to my surroundings. When all of a sudden in front of me were two police motorcycles! I quickly changed lanes to avoid them, but still had to slam on my brakes. One of the cops went into the lane directly in front of me and turned around and gave me what seemed to be a dirty look. Thirty seconds later right around 25 various police vehicles swarmed onto the tollway in front of me (and a couple other commuters). There were about five or six of us cars that just kind of stayed where we were for a few minutes, not sure what exactly to do. I ended up missing my turn to go to CVS because I wasn't sure if the police cavalcade was blocking certain exits or what.

It was quite surreal.

** Less than 30 days now till the end of my church's 20 week fitness challenge. I may have taken myself out of the running by some of my slip ups weight wise in December and January - but I am still going to press on forward with the hope that I can win. I kind of wish there were a couple different prizes for individuals -- oh well, whether I win the money or not, I will still be further ahead in my healthy living journey than I was 4 months ago.

9 Responses to “First Monday March Musings”

  1. scfr Says:
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    Did you take your Defensive Driving course through Geico? My DH did (the cert was from American Safety Council but we ordered the course through Geico). Paid $19.95 for the course and Geico was notified instantaneously when the course was completed ... We actually received a retroactive rate adjustment from Geico for the balance of our premium period. It was all very easy. Anyway ... If you took the course from a third party, you may want to take it from Geico next time.

  2. littlemama Says:
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    You might want to check first. Where I live thay don't allow payment for a script w/ a gift card at CVS.

  3. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Scfr,
    Yes, I took it through a Geico affiliate for $19.95. They also notified Geico right away, but you still have to give them the info on the certificate. When I still hadn't gotten the info, and thereby hadn't gotten it to them, they took off the discount.

    Littlemama,

    According to the advertisement, you can't pay for the prescription you are transfering or getting new with the gift card. But once you HAVE a gift card, then its the same as cash. I will double check though to make sure I am understanding correctly.

  4. scfr Says:
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    When you re-do the course this October, hopefully you'll find things have gotten a little easier. We didn't have to give them any info off of the cert; I had called them to ask if they needed anything, but they already had everything they needed. [We're in Texas too.]

    It seems a shame that you missed out on getting that 10% discount for over 2 years.

  5. littlemama Says:
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    LMK when you find out b/c here they won't let you pay with a G.C. no matter what. (Doesn't make ant sense to me.)

  6. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Scfr,

    I did actually get the discount for a few months. I will definitely be more proactive in making sure I get and keep the discount this next go around.

    Littlemama,

    I will let you know. I reread the info on the gift card certificate, and it says specifically (paraphrasing) Gift card may not be used to purchase prescription THIS time, but may be used for anything other than cigarettes and lottery tickets in future purchases.

    I probably will stop by this afternoon.

  7. nance Says:
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    I got one of those $125.00 certificates for opening a Chase checking account, and then a few days later I got one in the mail in my Chase credit card statement, offering $200.00 for opening a checking account with direct deposit, at a Chase bank. I'm glad I waited. I was thinking of changing banks anyway, and the closest Chase branch is in the grocery store I use every week.

  8. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Nance,

    How cool getting $200 just by waiting a bit! I don't have a Chase card, so wouldn't get one of those deals. Smile

  9. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Update:

    I stopped by CVS this afternoon and dropped off my allergy prescription. I asked the pharmacist if I'd be able to use the gift card for a future prescription purchase. She read the certificate/coupon and agreed with me, that yes, I would be able to use it for a future prescription purchase. Now the real test will be tomorrow when I go to pick it up. Luckily the CVS is on my way home, so I'm not having to do any extra driving - just take a slightly different route than normal.

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