Yesterday when I got home and got on Swagbucks I saw I had had a 1500 SB infusion. I was wondering what that was from, so checked my account ledger.
It was from doing my taxes on TaxAct! I had clicked through the link when I did my taxes, but hadn't seen anything in the Shop and Earn tab or anywhere else saying pending .. so figured that since I already was a customer of TaxAct that I wouldn't get the points.
Glad I was wrong. 
I just need 400 more now to get my next $25 PP reward. Sweet!
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I also had a nice surprise EOB from my bloodwork. I wasn't asked for a co-pay at the time, and was expecting to pay at least $30+ for my part.
Today I got the EOB - My portion? $0!!
I have to say, I *really* like my insurance plan. 
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I walked to the library today and brought back a number of items. Picked up some things that were on hold. One of them was "The Rosie Project" which I'd seen recommended by a number of people on YNAB forums.
The lady behind me saw the book and told me that her book club had just read that book, and that there is a sequel to it (The Rosie Effect.) I told her that I was looking forward to reading both. (I considered asking her about the book club, but I was in my scruffies and wasn't sure what kind of impression she'd have ... )
Later as I was heading out the door, she was behind me. She told me that she'd seen my keytag for the library card and hadn't known they had those - so she got one too. I told her that I found it pretty convenient as long as I had my id with me! (I have my id on a lanyard with the library card keytag.)
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I'm curious what your opinion is on this ...
Tomorrow NE and I are going to eat at a Chinese buffet with his friend BT and his wife. I'm paying for NE's and I's meal. At the buffet there is a fairly good selection of sweets.
Since I am paying for the buffet as a whole, if I took some sweets as part of my meal, would that count as my buying junkfood?
I'm thinking that it doesn't, since I'd be paying the same amount no matter what. So it isn't like I'm paying specifically for the sweets section.
If I were in a grocery store shopping, then buying a candy bar, etc., would be a clear cut no. Or if I was at a restaurant where you order desert separately. But when it is already part of a meal?
Just curious what you all think.
(This is in relation to my 40 day goal of not purchasing junkfood.)
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I helped NE fill out his Last Will Friday night. He asked me if there was anything specific I wanted of his ... had a hard time thinking of anything, but finally came up with one of his fishing rods. He's going to have his friend BT and wife sign it as witnesses.
I probably need to do something like this too, but I'm not sure how legally binding something like this really is. A document you get off a CD from Office Depot and print out?
How/Where do you include account information, etc? An addendum or something? Should you include a clause in there about how you want social websites handled?
Nice Surprise & Some Questions
February 21st, 2015 at 11:10 pm
February 22nd, 2015 at 02:18 am 1424571518
I can't advise you on the will thing. We used a lawyer since ours was so complicated, we needed expert advice, a very specific healthcare directive, power of attorney, etc. I'd do some research on Kiplinger and other sites; they should be able to advise you on the best DIY will tools.
I heard FB has a new option of what you want them to do with your account after death. I doubt it will still be around by then, but it's something to look into...
February 22nd, 2015 at 02:26 am 1424572001
I heard about the FB thing - I'd be surprised if it still was around too. I'm thinking in general though - like if I was still active on this site/blog, would I want some kind of post to be put up to let others know? SA and FB are the only two places I'm currently active enough on to be known. Who knows in the future ...
February 22nd, 2015 at 03:07 am 1424574466
There are some good booklets out there with all the questions to consider; I have seen references on the Morningstar site in the discussion section, in the New York Times "The New Old Age blog" and whole books on Amazon.
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Good question Jenn. The main reason I made the 40 day goal of not buying junkfood was to get myself out of the habit of buying it (and thus eating it) constantly. Side effects of course would be saving money and being healthier, but the main thrust of it is to break the bad habit which had rereared its ugly head. (buying junkfood constantly and eating way too much of it) I think I'd rebel if I told myself I couldn't eat *any* junkfood at all for 40 days. Scratch that, I KNOW I'd rebel.
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