Just wanted to let everyone know that my wife is doing fine in her new position. She is back in legal work making good money again and hopefully the lean years are gone. I have quit having to work so much OT after many years, i was burnt. What I love most is that once probation ends she can look at other Counties for transfers, that will be in the future when i retire and I won't have to worry about paying the Insurance since I can fully retire at 53.
Her benefits are excellent and I switched my sons and her from my Avmed with Miami Dade County to her AvMed with the State which is $298.00less per month. She has alot of other perks that sweeten the pot.
What is odd is that I am realizing how good Miami Dade County's benefits are, there was a reason that our Avmed is more expensive, we pay zero for everything, no "Maximium $3000.00 expense out of pocket". With MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Area, I have the benefits package for them, it sorta sucks compared to Dade) it is like The State of Florida you have to pay 250 for a hospital stay, 250 for outpatient surgery, etc... Like the friends who left for MARTA and are now urging us to stay saying the benefits don't compare. Most came back, afew decided to stay. The grass is always greener. We also get a 100.00 bi-weekly bonus to offset the cost of our healthcare also, which i will still get even though my expense will be zero.
My boys are in their late teens and early twenties so once they go solo I plan to put her back on my AvMed.
Been a long road, working two jobs at times, OT and two jobs at times. Then the last few years money shot up and now we seem to be taking off. I've bloody well insured us against even stubbing a toe because I don't want the other "figurative" shoe to drop. I'm not waiting for that though, just thanking and trusting God. She always said that once the kids were grown she was resumingn her career, she kept her word.
Her benefits are excellent and I switched my sons and her from my Avmed with Miami Dade County to her AvMed with the State which is $298.00less per month. She has alot of other perks that sweeten the pot.
What is odd is that I am realizing how good Miami Dade County's benefits are, there was a reason that our Avmed is more expensive, we pay zero for everything, no "Maximium $3000.00 expense out of pocket". With MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Area, I have the benefits package for them, it sorta sucks compared to Dade) it is like The State of Florida you have to pay 250 for a hospital stay, 250 for outpatient surgery, etc... Like the friends who left for MARTA and are now urging us to stay saying the benefits don't compare. Most came back, afew decided to stay. The grass is always greener. We also get a 100.00 bi-weekly bonus to offset the cost of our healthcare also, which i will still get even though my expense will be zero.
My boys are in their late teens and early twenties so once they go solo I plan to put her back on my AvMed.
Been a long road, working two jobs at times, OT and two jobs at times. Then the last few years money shot up and now we seem to be taking off. I've bloody well insured us against even stubbing a toe because I don't want the other "figurative" shoe to drop. I'm not waiting for that though, just thanking and trusting God. She always said that once the kids were grown she was resumingn her career, she kept her word.
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