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Flexible Spending Accounts Help Consumers Manage Money

(NewsUSA) - For many, getting their financial house in order is top of mind in the initial months of the new year. And, when doing so, experts say people should consider including a flexible spending account as part of their overall financial strategy.

There are two types of flexible spending accounts: unreimbursed medical and dependent day care. At the beginning of each plan year, a flexible spending account allows an elected portion of a person's salary to be redirected to provide reimbursement for certain types of medical and day care expenses not reimbursed by other sources.

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Last night I found another wolf spider in my house. Because I have a terrible phobia towards spiders, I decided this would be a good blog topic.

Lots of us have irrational fears. In fact, most of us realize they are irrational. I can tell myself that I need not be afraid of heights because the ladder I am standing on has operated perfectly, is on level ground, and has little chance of falling. Yet I still go weak kneed and actually increase my chances of falling everytime I get on one. I can tell myself that while wolf spiders are ugly, they are not dangerous. Yet the thought that these creatures with WAY too many legs are carrying around their babies in their hairy legs, and are ready to send them out like a virus at the first sign of danger is enough to send me into fits.

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