FSA spendings:
The good part: you can use this money for medical, medicine and other eligible expenses, with the benefits not being charged for sales tax again. If you know you’ll have large medical expenses next year, such as a dental implant, FSA can cover it.
The bad part: it’s hard to make accurate estimates. If you don’t use up your FSA money, you’ll lose it after 12/31.
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I love the quote from James Dator: “any useful statement about the future should at first appear to be ridiculous”.
Continue readingI just learned that a few years ago, diabetes came to my good karate friend Juan.
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Every belt was put in the bag right after my test, so I bet all of them was full of sweat, even after this long time — every drop of sweat reflected my real hard work in the tests, so I really appreciate all of them.
Continue readingLet kids be in the real world more.
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This originates from a love story between the cowherd and the weaver girl in the Chinese mythology. Their love was not allowed and thus they were banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way. Once every year, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, they met each other on a bridge formed by a flock of magpies.
Continue readingIt was the right choice.
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Mama-san must be seventy or eighty years old, and is the diligent waitress. I love that the moment I walk into the restaurant, she greets me in English with a Japanese accent.
Continue readingI respect my friend Sue in many ways. Several years ago, she came to find new opportunities in the US, even though she only knew a few thousand of English words at the time. She’s very courageous.
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