walgreens receipt

[lewdog]

i bought some tylonal today on the receipt it has an f in front of the description further down on the receipt it says f= eligible flex spend acct item not sure what this is?

[mnopqr]

I think it is telling you that this particular item is eligible for reimbursement from your FSA (flexible spending account), if you have set one up through work.

An FSA allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to use for medical expenses. Some companies offer this plan and some don't. There is a catch though, you have to decide in advance how much money you will set aside for the entire year, and if you don't spend it (I think by March 31st of the following year), you lose it.

Please don't take my description as 100% accurate, but it gives you the general idea...

[momofone]

I just have to coment on this. I LOVE that the pharmacies and some other retailers are adding this to your reciept! I had NO CLUE my son's pull ups counted as FS expenditure! I looked at a reciept one day and I felt like crying, we've had nightime pullups for going on 5 years now and I had never turned them in. Now I know! There are a lot of suprising things that come up as FSA approved, if you have a FSA keep a close eye. you could be getting reimbursed from your tax free FSA account for some of those free items you are stocking up on!

[trompitas14]

WOW, thanks I did not know that. I did the huggies deal a few weeks ago, so I have those receipts. Thank you

[lewdog]

wow i did not know this. my wife has fsa were she works as far as we know its just to pay for medical i guess it wont hurt to check into this further.thank you