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Alternatives to Flex Spending Account?

Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:31 am
Posted by ZereauxSum
Lot 23E
Member since Nov 2008
10176 posts
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?
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
49125 posts
Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:46 am to
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 by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 3/25/13 at 11:00 am to
Flex dollars are the suck IMO. Go HSA and don't look back.
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