This Topic is Archived
gahurts (original poster member #33699) posted at 12:39 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
As many of you know I separated from my employer at the beginning of the month.
Today I received a bill from them. (From the benefits office actually).
For $0.91
So I called them to find out what this is about. I am really stressed today and am fighting a headache and a sore neck because of it.
Me: What is this bill for?
Benefits Dude: This is a bill for Child Life Insurance.
Me: For when? I did not elect to get this coverage
BD: Sir you left the company on March 3. Coverage continued until March 31.
Me: I see. And If I pay this can I continue coverage?
BD: No. Coverage ends on April 1.
Me: So what happens if I don't pay this?
BD: Then you children will not be covered for March
Me: Umm OK Thanks.
I don't know whether to laugh at the absurdity of this or scream at the frustration and stupidity.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
purplejacket4 ( member #34262) posted at 12:44 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Um wow
Chase me down the streets for that dollar!
[This message edited by purplejacket4 at 6:44 PM, March 31st (Monday)]
Me: BS 50
Her: FWS 53 (both family med MDs; together 23 years)
OW: who cares (PhD)
Dday: 10/11: 11/11 TT for months; NC 8/12
Limboconsiliationish
"band aids don't fix bullet holes" Taylor Swift
I NEVER mind medical ???
Jeaniegirl ( member #6370) posted at 12:51 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
And this post sums up the state of affairs of our world, I think.
As my Grandmother used to say all the time... "Gag on Gnats, swallow camels."
Think they'll put that .91 cent bill on your credit if you don't pay it?
"Because I deserve better"
gahurts (original poster member #33699) posted at 12:59 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Think they'll put that .91 cent bill on your credit if you don't pay it?
IDK. I've been working so hard to bring my credit score up. This might just blow all that hard work.
[This message edited by gahurts at 7:00 PM, March 31st (Monday)]
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
Lucky2HaveMe ( member #13333) posted at 1:49 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Ya know that may be something you want to think about. A ding against your credit is a ding - regardless of the circumstances. If you are fighting to correct your credit, you may want to just send them the .91 in coins, taped to a postcard! 
Love isn't what you say, it's what you do.
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 2:54 AM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
I'd send them .91 in pennies.
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
lynnm1947 ( member #15300) posted at 3:25 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
I would do that, too, except..............Canada stopped using pennies last year.
Age: 64..ummmmmmm, no...............65....no...oh, hell born in 1947. You figure it out!
"I could have missed the pain, but I would have had to miss the dance." Garth Brooks
tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 4:39 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
HA!!! Do they realize they wasted half of it on postage???
Idiots.
Me: FBSHim: FWSKids: 23 & 27 Married for 32 years now, was 16 at the time.D-Day Sept 26 2008R'd in about 2 years. Old Vet now.
Wodnships ( member #42750) posted at 4:44 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Send them a check for $1 and then when you get a check back for 9 cents refuse to cash it. It well mess up their balance and drive them crazy. Totally worth the buck.
me: BH 37
Her: WW 29
Married 6 years. Dating 10. Living together 8.
If a man took his time on earth
to prove be for he died
what on man's life could be worth
I wonder what would happen to the world
- Harry Chapin
Crescita ( member #32616) posted at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
“Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 5:56 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Send them a bill for your time!!! 
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 8:49 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
I'd send them .91 in pennies.
Exactly. Without postage or return address.
"In a time of deceit, telling the Truth is a revolutionary act."
Guinness23 ( member #42852) posted at 4:24 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
.91 cents in coverage??? 
Me 48
Divorced 2010
1."'FOREVER' in love" lasts only 14 years.
2. Alcohol is NO solution just a bigger problem
My favorite drink is water. Call me Dasani23
gahurts (original poster member #33699) posted at 4:47 PM on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
91 cents is my cost for the premium. I would definitely pay it if I could continue the coverage but that is not an option. The only thing I can do is transfer the coverage to a different policy once I either bought one or got a new one through a new employer. I commented that I will just accept their coverage and the Benefits Dude agreed that there was no reason to pay for last month's coverage. It just seemed bizarre to me and I was very stressed that day so it was the icing on the cake.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indominable will" - Mahatma Gandi
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - Aubrie
This Topic is Archived
