Adventures of a snarky nerdy feminist geek bookworm 20-something. Yeah, it's a niche. Deal with it.

The Moment of Pain

March 16th, 2011

So, while the hospital I visited in January is currently deciding if I'm enough of a charity case to waive some of my charges, the ER physician (who charges separately from the hospital itself) just sent me a bill. On the one hand, I do get the contractual readjustment through my health insurance company Read More...

The finances of a 20-something

February 8th, 2011

A few days ago my mom called to tell me the W-2 from my temporary job at the census arrived in her mailbox, and would I like to send her my other forms for the year so she could bring them to her accountant? I did my best to remain calm as I explained for the seventy millionth time that "I am an adult now" and no, I do not want to send my W-2s from my first job back to my mommy she should could do my taxes and file the copies away in the drawer that also holds my first book report and the Mother's Day card I made for her in preschool Read More...