OPTIMIZING HEALTH INSURANCE
1. On impulse, talked to a medicare health insurance rep who had a table outside a shopping center.
Got some free pens:).
2. BONUS $1200 - I reviewed my health insurance coverage and discovered I'm eligible for an annual reimbursement of $600 for 2020 and 2021.
Filled out the forms online - approved in two days - how cool is that?
Payment already on the way:).
3. Also discovered my insurance offers some cool perks I wasn't even aware of.
Spent two days digging around my policy coverage online and setting up things - may get $50GC next
and I learned how easy it is to scan and upload a receipt/form.
GARDEN
1. Harvested about twenty tomatoes, garlic chives, celery, parsley, basil, green onion, two kinds of peppers, bay leaf for a big batch of tomato sauce.
2. Mojito mint is finally big enough to make Mojitos:) one of my favorite summer drinks.
3. Wolfie, the resident garden cat is practically living in the large pot of catnip - curled up on top - smiling like the cat that ate the canary.
I grew it from seed - it is a wild catnip variety and it is now popping up in some other containers too - saves $$ buying catnip.
4. Looks like I'll have plenty of basil (from seed) for pesto, plenty of Rosemary (three varieties) one with a super intense flavor called foxtail rosemary.
5. Persian Lime tree is producing like crazy and for the first time, we will have passionfruits.
6. The best strong orange-mint ever (for tea), chocolate-mint for cooking, Moroccan mint for fantastic afternoon tea, spearmint for ice tea.
Lemon verbena, lemon balm, sweet pineapple sage, chamomile, orange-lemon balm.....
7. Newest tea - from jasmine flowers and Moringa blossoms. Both are currently in full bloom and smell wonderful.
The Jasmine smells a lot like Opium perfume and the Moringa blossoms have a pleasant, sweet, slightly perfume-y scent.
8. Yay, we will have another bumper crop of Avocadoes this year from our old, 40ft tall Avocado tree.
Free food - spices - fruits - herbs - teas ... life is good in my garden.
So many butterflies, bees, bumblebees, dragonflies - frogs and snakes too:), a pair of hawks, a pair of ducks, white egret and blue heron all come to visit.
Lots of birds, squirrels...
There is something to be said for hanging out with a drink and doing nothing but just watching the endlessly entertaining wildlife.
Priceless!
No, I don't spend money on bird seed, but my neighbor does. I provide a habitat and plenty of elderberries and insects to snack on.
BANK
$30 bonus for a 6-mo CD. Literally took two minutes.
The offer popped up in my CU account.
Not a huge bonus but a sweet, no-brainer offer nevertheless.
Swagbucks and credit card cash rewards - $150 cash earned, sent to new CD since it allows adding funds at any time.
BOOKS
Free books on Kindle and Bookbub and a $3 book credit on Amazon.
It all adds up.