Da's Index: FSA

[muckefuck]

Number of times Da thought about submitting a 2005 FSA reimbursement form: 371
Of that, number of times Da laid in bed awake thinking about submitting a reimbursement form: 16
Number of times Da reorganised the receipts to be attached to the reimbursement form: 4
Number of times Da actually submitted a reimbursement form: 1
Number of times Da ignored an e-mail reminder to submit his form(s) before the deadline: 3
Number of days before the final deadline Da submitted a reimbursement form: 1
Number of times Da recalculated a simple product (35 x 6) in his head before writing it on the form: 5
Number of questions Da asked the benefits secretary concerning the form: 4
Number of times Da requested to view the forms again in order to fix errors on them: 2
Total amount of money saved by Da's participation in the FSA programme: Less than $155
Number of times Da has questioned whether it's really worth all the bother: 1,016

Comments

[gopower.livejournal.com]

A story goes that an aide walked into J.D. Rockefeller's office one morning and found the older gentleman bending over to pick up a penny off the floor. "Sir, you are the richest man in America, why are you bothering about a penny," the startled aide asked. "That penny is 1% interest on a dollar for a whole year for free," the magnate replied.

Plus, he wanted to stretch after driving another competitor out of business.

[my-tallest.livejournal.com]

One of the columns we calculate in the Human Resources Data Warehouse is the pay per hour of every employee, whether they are an hourly rate employee or salaried. It's laughingly calculated off a 35/40 hour work week. And it comes in two flavors: what the university pays for the employee to work for an hour, and what the employee makes in that hour.

In a glance, it tells you how much money your time is worth. Salaried or not, you know what an hour of your time is worth. And how many hours of work it takes to equal the cost of paying for something.

It's not accurate, but it's a tool. And let me tell you, I look at some "saving money" tasks entirely differently now. An hour of my time to save $10? Yeah, forget that shit. Suddenly taking cabs can become just that much more palatable.

[lifeandstuff.livejournal.com]

This is hilarious!!! That's almost precisely the method I use. Except, I think I stay awake at night a bit more for really good measure. :)