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Alternatives to Flex Spending Account?
Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:31 am
Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:31 am
My wife and I have pretty much had it with FSA. They request documentation for every single charge we make on the card and recently froze our account because there was a miscommunication about what documentation they needed for a partial co-pay of $9.75 for a pediatrics appointment.
Now with them lowering the max per plan year to $2500, I'm just not feeling like the pre-tax benefits are worth the hassle unless we are planning for one or two large medical expenditures. So, my plan is to set aside a couple grand for 2014 in a regular savings.
My question is there anything smarter/better that I can do? Are there any private alternatives?
Now with them lowering the max per plan year to $2500, I'm just not feeling like the pre-tax benefits are worth the hassle unless we are planning for one or two large medical expenditures. So, my plan is to set aside a couple grand for 2014 in a regular savings.
My question is there anything smarter/better that I can do? Are there any private alternatives?
Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:46 am to ZereauxSum
I looked at the 5000 FSA for daycare use and punched the numbers. It saves me some money but I opted out of it because I didnt want the headache and the total savings vs the tax credit wasnt that much in the end.
Posted on 3/25/13 at 11:00 am to ZereauxSum
Flex dollars are the suck IMO. Go HSA and don't look back.
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