Hey everyone, I had lemonade pet insurance for around a year but they don’t cover my dogs allergies (pre exist). They also upped my insurance to almost 50 bucks a month, before it was 35. So I dropped them and have been putting money away each week in the stock market in case of an emergency. I have been doing this for almost a year and have around 700 bucks in it now (robinhood). Obviously the stocks are down right now and I’m down 30 bucks but historically they will go up again. Just wondering if anyone else has decided to this instead, it’s nice seeing my money actually being saved rather than throwing it away with pet insurance and things they do not cover. I first got my dog and took him to the vet prior to getting insurance and that’s why they don’t cover his allergy meds. NOTE: always get pet insurance before going to the vet if you choose to get it.

I have Delta Dental PPO. I get 2 free cleanings per year. One xray per year. Earlier this year, I got a cleaning and X-rays done at one dental office, but they dropped me as a patient because they stopped accepting Delta Dental. For my second cleaning, I scheduled with a different dental office. The receptionist there has been difficult to deal with. I explained that I already had my X-rays done at a different office and only needed a cleaning. She pushed back and said, “How can you get a cleaning without X-rays?” She asked if i can email the xray images, so I contacted my old office and had them send the X-rays to me and then i sent the all the xray images to the new office. After i emailed the xray images, the receptionist said I would probably need to get new X-rays anyway, but that I could wait and see what the dentist says. I explained that I’m only allowed one set of X-rays per year under my plan and that I’m not due for another one until next February. She said, "I KNOW! But how can we provide proper care without knowing what is going on." I reiterated that I only need a cleaning and can wait until next year for another x ray and she seemed to understand but not without an attitude. When I showed up for my appointment, she incorrectly said she checked my insurance and that I was eligible for another “free” X-ray anyway so it doesnt matter. I reminded her that I had already emailed them and dont need them again. She asked what email address?? She couldn’t find them in my chart until I opened up my phone to show my sent messages, then suddenly she “found” them and said never mind. Despite that, they still insisted on doing a single bitewing X-ray and said I would need to return on a separate day for the cleaning. I’m frustrated because I feel like I’m being forced into extra appointments and services I may not need or be covered for. Will I be charged out of pocket for this second X-ray, even though I already had one set done earlier this year? I thought Delta only covered one set annually. Has anyone else dealt with something similar? I also want to add that the other receptionists, dental assistants, and dentists have all been very nice and easy to work with. It's just this one receptionist that is very difficult to deal with.

(Head's up this is a long one) So, I recently got a letter in the mail saying I had a late payment for my healthcare premium although I've set up auto-pay and only recently got it reinstated in February. After calling customer support last Friday, they explained that after looking at it my old (terminated) account was still showing as active and was registering that I had been delinquent on those payments and that was the reason I had received the late payment notice. They told me I actually owed $0 and it was a system error. So, I went ahead and paid my rent early and put it out of my mind thinking it had been solved. WRONG! I then got a call yesterday saying that actually, "upon reviewing your account" I actually did in fact owe $999 by the end of the month or my account would be terminated. Is that not crazy? Are tIhey really that money hungry? I've filed a complaint with them but other than that, what else can I do? I'm considering just letting my account terminate, backpay for the one prescription I received and just starting new coverage next month but will that reflect poorly on me? I'm just not sure what else to do.

I posted here a couple days ago about a stolen motorcycle (thank you all for reminding me not to commit fraud) and I called Geico about some questions I had. The told me I could get the collision and comprehensive policy right now, after the theft, and if the person who stole my motorcycle gets into a crash with a stationary object or another car and the motorcyclist is at fault I could be compensated. I got qouted for the coverage and it's $4,717.62! I paid $791.07 originally and the new total will be $5,508.69. I'm assuming since this policy covers the vehicle its more but $4,717.62 is absolutely crazy. I don't think I will be getting the policy at this point because of the depreciation on the bike makes it worth around $8,000 and the insurance would be almost half what the bike is worth. Even at rates of a new rider that seems fairly high. I apologize for the rant, QUESTION: Is this a normal quote for the policy on a motorcycle or is that something because I am a new rider?

Location: Tennessee My wife (German) and I (US) bought tickets from the US to Canada with Costco Travel before things got rough. My wife still has her maiden name on her passport and my last name on her green card. We have both abided by the law and have no criminal history. It is a bit scary seeing Germans and other EU citizens detained in such traumatic ways, and I do not want my wife going through the same process. We cannot get our money back as the insurance does not offer refunds and Costco cannot offer any refunds on anything but Air Canada flights, which must have an end destination in Canada. Right now, I have a few options, but I would love to see what type of risk we would be taking here if we decided to go anyway. We really can’t afford to throw away that money, and it might be the risk is rather low. 1. I am contacting the German embassy to make a statement on her passport in relation to her green card. 2. I am contacting my credit card company to see if get a refund. I know some offer travel benefits and protection. 3. Get the refund for Air Canada and use those credits for visiting my wife’s family later through Canada. The downside is I would have to buy more flight tickets in a recessionary environment. We would love to change it to a domestic trip, but is there anything I can do to get my money back or make it safer to travel to Canada and back into the US

Title pretty self-explanatory. A lady hit my car in the mall parking lot while I was inside shopping. Car is a 2005 Chevy Malibu with 306K miles on it and a few minor dents and scratches. The damage caused by the lady who hit my car is significantly worse than any previous damage incurred and exceeds the value of the vehicle, so her insurance company wants to deem it a total loss and offer about $2K. I took the vehicle to a body shop to get my own estimate, which came out to be $3.7K. Insurance company doesn’t want to budge on previous estimate. I get that the car is old and not worth anything, but I’ve learned how to keep it running and can afford its maintenance. I can’t currently afford to get a new or spiffy used car, but I’m also not sure $3K is enough to get a solid cash car that won’t break down on me. I also live in Georgia, where having a salvage title isnt really an option. What would you do in the predicament? Any advice is appreciated.

I’m moving from Oregon to Los Angeles & my wage is still quite low, but the move is justified because I should go up in salary much quicker in due time. I have to change my car insurance over & my rate with Progressive will go from $133 for comprehensive to about $400. What insurance do I really need in the event of an accident & how can I lower this cost as low as possible? Anyone have really cheap rates with other companies? Car is a 2015 Nissan Altima.

State is Michigan. I want to keep this as private as possible. Basically I had a double mastectomy back in the beginning of January. It was supposed to include liposuction on my sides to prevent 'dog ears'. I traveled 9 hours for this surgery. The swelling was so bad under my armpits I couldn't really see the open wounds. When I would do my cleaning and dressing changes every day I noticed a lot of discharge and blood. I had both of my sisters look at the wounds since I couldn't see them. I ended up going to the ER. The did cultures of both side wounds and started me on an IV antibiotic and an oral one. I contacted my surgeons office and got scheduled with a PA. They tried saying there was no infection and just to put Vaseline on it. They then extended my LOA at work. The ER contacted me and said that I had E. Coli and a staph infection. They changed the antibiotics because the one they prescribed wouldn't treat the infection. I relayed this info to my surgeons team. At this point I still haven't met with my surgeon after two months. I googled how to treat the wounds and took the care into my own hands. No doctor in my area will touch the surgical sights since they didn't perform the surgery. Two months later and I still have an open wound with discharge. Fast forward to this past Friday my health insurance sends me a subrogation claim letter to fill out. I have never heard of this before. It wanted me to file a police report and a LARA report. It also asked if I've hired an attorney. I called the state police post and they said to call the attorney general for any medical malpractice suits. So my question is how do I find the proper attorney and what are my steps now? I live in a small town and don't even think there are any attorneys that deal with medical malpractice. I have very detailed documentation of my infection and medical reports. Any advice is welcome.

I’ve been paying 436 a month for a 22 Honda for the last few years, which I haven’t been able to afford, but always managed to pay on time with autopay. I’ve never had a missed bill. My last payment was on February 28th. It came out of my account, and put me deeply in the negative, and then got returned because I had insufficient funds, which has never happened before when bills put me in the negative. I switched over from Liberty Mutual to Geico after that and am only paying 159 a month now. Geico sent Liberty a letter declaring cancellation and demanding returned funds for the rest of my coverage this month that I’m not using- bill was on the 28th, canceled on the 6th of this month I believe. I called Liberty to double check, they claimed they never got the letter, refused to refund anything, set another date to pull that 436 from my account since it got returned previously, and charged me 90 something dollars on top of that, due the 22nd of this month, but didn’t tell me what that added fee was for. I went to my bank and told them to halt autopay for Liberty after that 436 bill, since I do technically owe that outside of any returned funds. They messed up and halted ALL autopay, so the 436 won’t come out, which I didn’t mean to do. The app now, since I’m no longer a customer, will not allow me to manually pay it. Is there any legal or credit ramification for unpaid bills post cancellation?

I’ve been thinking about getting Lemonade Pet Insurance for my dog, but I’m not really sure if it’s a good deal or just another scam. I’ve read some reviews that say Lemonade Pet Insurance is affordable and quick to process claims, but others mention hidden fees and terrible customer service. Honestly, I don’t want to end up paying all this money and then having Lemonade Pet Insurance deny my claim when my dog gets sick. Has anyone here actually used Lemonade Pet Insurance long-term? How’s the coverage, especially for things like emergencies or hereditary conditions? Would love to hear real experiences before I make a decision.