Looking after ourselves
@Oaktree I do a zucchini slice recipe but its called mini zucchini loaves! I cant eat flour in your recipe unfortunately due to gluten intolerance and I've tried gluten free flours but they are not good for diabetics. I put in a cup of cooked quinoa in it instead of flour and throw in carrots as well as zucchini plus eggs and vegan cheese. I bake it each week. Have some chilled for the next day or freeze it and then just reheat in my oven with foil wrapped around it so none goes to waste
Today I blitzed a whole head of cauliflower in food processor until it resembled "rice pieces" and have put it in zip lock bags to freeze. It was what was leftover in my crisper. Its enough for five meals so won't be buying cauliflower for quite a while. I can use it as a low carb rice substitute you just cook it as you would rice. No food waste. You end up saving money by not having to buy cauliflower each week. I'm just doing a fridge audit today before the farmer comes on Sunday
THIS IS GOING TO MAKE YOU SMILE: DENTAL PLANS NOW IN AUSTRALIA
@Oaktree @TAB @StuF @Glisten @Shaz51 @Dimity @saturnzoon @tonys
I am investigating dental plans. Suze Orman a financial advisor who used to appear on Oprah when she was on TV recently saved $800 on a root canal by having what is called a "dental plan" in her country of residence
Did some quick research - HOORAH! They have dental plans in Australia! Am investigating it some more but they have to be participating dentists that are enrolled in these dental plans.
She pays an annual fee of around $180 to be enrolled don't know how much the outlay is here. Its not anything like insurance however
Rather, dentists who accept the plan, agree to charge a discounted rate for care.
According to Suze, "patients with a dental savings plan get that discounted rate, without any deductible and no waiting period. Because this is not insurance there are no claims to file or claim denials to fight."
You pay the reduced bill at the time of service.
I have dental insurance, but I'm going to check out a dental savings plan as most dental insurance coverage is very limited. Your annual coverage may be limited to just $1,000 or $1,500 or so. Which is not going to be enough if you need some serious work.
Her advice is to carefully review the specific coverage limits and deductibles on your existing dental insurance.
She said she thinks many of us will be surprised at how limited it is. That’s where enrolling in a dental savings plan can make so much sense she said.
If you have a dentist you love, check in with the office to see if they have a particular dental plan(s) they accept if you are worried about increasing dental costs
