MY LIFE: EYE CARE EXPENSE

Two more weeks before school starts and this means taking out our credit card from its chain as there are more back to school essentials. This morning, I took the teens for an eye exam  and no surprise - - their eye grades have changed. I was hoping to have our insurance cover most of the expense but its either a contact lens OR an eyeglass.  I am grateful that the nurse was in a happy mood as he was so patient to compute different options for me to maximize my benefit. At the end --I only paid for  $78 out of pocket for a 6 months supply of contact lens-- Nice!

So off to the mall we go to search for eyeglasses on sale! The best deal this week is at Sears (50% discount of frames and 40% discount on lenses) - $550 for all three - -not bad.

I track my expenses to keep me focused in my saving goal and this type of expense will be recorded in my CASH FLOW TRACKER (Download CASH FLOW TRACKER by adobolife). We keep all receipts in one file to have a comparative analysis year over year on items like medical, dental and even school related expense. This tracker will not  reduce expenses but at least I can monitor timing of when I should make my next big purchase. For the eyeglasses - -the last purchase we made was 2 years ago - - so okay - -no more argument girls - -new glasses and it is (make sure you get those trendy looking okay?)