Benefits enrollment season is fast approaching, and if you work for a large company chances are you’ll have the opportunity to sign up for a Flexible Savings Account (FSA). As reported in the _Chicago Tribune_, FSAs enable you to use pre-tax dollars for everything from doctor co-pays to aspirin, which can add up to hundreds of dollars in savings per year. More than 80 percent of large employers offer FSAs (as do about one-third of small employers), and yet just 20 percent of eligible employees participate. While time-consuming reimbursement procedures turned many people off from FSAs when they were first introduced, the article noted that the programs have become much easier to use.
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p(matt). Does your employer offer a FSA? Call your HR or benefits department to find out. And if so, sign up. Healthcare is too expensive to leave some easy savings on the table. For a good overview of FSAs, read the full
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