Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Budget Busted: Dental Bill


I thought I had good dental. Turns out I don't. I went to the dentist today and had over 3K in dental work.

My insurance kicked in half. Thanks, guys! Well, what did I expect for $7 a paycheck? Maybe I should get the better dental next open enrollment. My fiance doesn't have dental at all. I guess it's not that big of a difference.

I make enough money to absorb $1,500. It's not such a big deal. But two years ago, it would have been debilitating. I would have had to beg or borrow for the money. I am so grateful that I have the cash flow now to more or less handle this--or at least know it only derails me a little.

1 comments:

EA said...

I think that IS good dental insurance. I've had dental coverage with several different jobs and while they all covered two cleanings a year and some associated xrays, they only covered 80% of cavity stuff and 50% of anything more complicated (root canals, crowns, etc).

I don't think I've ever been offered a plan with better coverage.