Is It Really Worth It?

Yes, yes it is. So over the past week with all this water drinking, I have lost about 5 pounds altogether. Considering how bummed I was feeling earlier, this is fantastic! Now, if I could stick with eating healthier foods, I would be doing even better!

Last night, in the interest of time, I warmed up pierogies from the freezer because it was too cold to grill (imagine that) the fish we had thawed. Tonight, we'll do the fish and I am hoping that I manage to control myself enough to not eat at Confirmation so I can eat healthy food when I return home - this is better for me, so cross your fingers. I'll just have to think good thoughts.

And so I come to my next question about worth - what should people really be paying for health insurance? We figured that about $6000 is taken out of Marc's check a year to pay for our health insurance, which has a $6000 out of pocket for the family ($1500 per individual, $3000 deductible for family, $6000 before expenses are covered). That means we have to spend $12,000 before our insurance really kicks in.

Seriously? That's more than my mortgage and is it really worth it in the long run? I'd love to say yes, but lately I've had doubts about that. Money is money and perhaps we would be doing better in the long run to save that $12,000 into an account that we could use if it were needed, rather than just spend it on some company who is only in it for the profits.

But that's a soapbox for another day.