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July 12th, 2012 at 10:30 pm

Had to go to the dentist today. At my checkup last week, he decided to replace my last silver filing. It cost $65.50, but since it was medical, I'm not counting it in my $300. My reasoning is that I have a Health Savings Account and that's where the money came from. I'm not going to put off medical stuff (or car work) just to have my low spend month.

On my way back to work, I was thinking how nice it would be to get a Diet Coke from McDonalds as a reward for surviving the drill. See, I'm not only doing a low spend month, but I am also trying to give up my Diet Coke habit. Luckily, I have a coupon for a free iced tea because I'm a member of Speedway Speedy Rewards and they send out freebie coupons at the beginning of every month. I saved one just for such an occasion. I got the iced tea and nothing else and that satisfied me. Smile

Day 12 Numbers:

Spend: $0
Left: $217
In: $0

Posted in Personal Finance | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “Back to NSDs”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    July 12th, 2012 at 11:14 pm 1342134868
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    I stopped drinking diet coke at the first of the year. It was a bit hard at first, but I haven't caved once. I think I went several months before I had regular soda even, but since it is caloric, I avoid that too! Good luck ending your addiction.

  2. Jerry Says:
    July 14th, 2012 at 07:35 pm 1342294504
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    It is nice when an employer adds an HSA option to the health insurance benefit just for this reason... it leads to less out of pocket and tax savings at the same time. Glad it was there for you to utilize!
    Jerry

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