Comments on: Best Way to Use Up Medical FSA Funds http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/ Just tidbits about money and finance. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Layla http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-193870 Layla Fri, 02 May 2008 16:20:52 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-193870 Thanks for the tips for my first aid kit. I always forget to replace my gauze when someone uses it. Thanks for the tips for my first aid kit. I always forget to replace my gauze when someone uses it.

]]> By: Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Happy Holidays and Can’t Miss Links http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188608 Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Happy Holidays and Can’t Miss Links Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:20:17 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188608 [...] FSA spend down items. A variation on mine, but hopefully it will generate some more ideas for you. (Mine was focused on less perishable items, i.e. [...] […] FSA spend down items. A variation on mine, but hopefully it will generate some more ideas for you. (Mine was focused on less perishable items, i.e. […]

]]> By: Frugal Duchess http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188239 Frugal Duchess Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:43:19 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188239 Super list and I'm linking to this list @3bean: I also like Cetaphil. It's cheap. It works and has fewer chemicals than other skin products. Super list and I’m linking to this list

@3bean: I also like Cetaphil. It’s cheap. It works and has fewer chemicals than other skin products.

]]> By: 3bean http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188144 3bean Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:53:16 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188144 What about things like moisturizer? I don't have a medical FSA account, but oddly enough, I was just thinking about what I would buy if I had one this morning, (perhaps you could say day-dreaming-- I'm a PF geek!) I have eczema-- when it flares up I go on steroids and the whole shebang, so this isn't just dry skin. Part of what helps me from getting a flare up is moisturizing my skin with Aveeno moisturizer like you wouldn't believe. I can use a bottle every 2 weeks. I also bathe only with Cetaphil.. a non-soap cleanser. It seems like these items could qualify for someone like myself, but I wonder if it could work for someone without a documented skin condition? What about things like moisturizer?

I don’t have a medical FSA account, but oddly enough, I was just thinking about what I would buy if I had one this morning, (perhaps you could say day-dreaming– I’m a PF geek!) I have eczema– when it flares up I go on steroids and the whole shebang, so this isn’t just dry skin. Part of what helps me from getting a flare up is moisturizing my skin with Aveeno moisturizer like you wouldn’t believe. I can use a bottle every 2 weeks. I also bathe only with Cetaphil.. a non-soap cleanser. It seems like these items could qualify for someone like myself, but I wonder if it could work for someone without a documented skin condition?

]]> By: HC http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188136 HC Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:37:24 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188136 Good idea! I'm not going to have that problem this year; apparently my glasses prescription expired and I have to get a new exam so that I can buy replacement sunglasses. (Which was already going to suck up most of the rest of my FSA anyway.) Good idea!

I’m not going to have that problem this year; apparently my glasses prescription expired and I have to get a new exam so that I can buy replacement sunglasses. (Which was already going to suck up most of the rest of my FSA anyway.)

]]> By: Weekend Linkage - December 2, 2007 | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188132 Weekend Linkage - December 2, 2007 | The Sun’s Financial Diary | A Personal Finance Blog on Saving and Investing Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:29:41 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188132 [...] Mapgirl at Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge had some best ways to empty flexible spending account. [...] […] Mapgirl at Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge had some best ways to empty flexible spending account. […]

]]> By: lanea http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188095 lanea Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:52:51 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/11/30/best-way-to-use-up-medical-fsa-funds/#comment-188095 Get butterfly bandages and steri-strips. They can replace stitches, and are particularly useful for people like me who react badly to bandaids and other adhesives after a day or two--smaller bandages mean less adhesive to react to. I also advocate newskin--paint, not spray. It's the best blister preventer in the world., and is really helpful for small cuts on hands, since it doesn't leave you with a wet bandage and is completely flexible. If you have more to spend, make sure you have at least one chemical hot and one ice pack. Also, as the kid of a one-time surgical nurse, I think betadine is magical. Get butterfly bandages and steri-strips. They can replace stitches, and are particularly useful for people like me who react badly to bandaids and other adhesives after a day or two–smaller bandages mean less adhesive to react to.

I also advocate newskin–paint, not spray. It’s the best blister preventer in the world., and is really helpful for small cuts on hands, since it doesn’t leave you with a wet bandage and is completely flexible.

If you have more to spend, make sure you have at least one chemical hot and one ice pack. Also, as the kid of a one-time surgical nurse, I think betadine is magical.

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