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FREE Prescription Discount Card for You and Your Pet
Listen up folks, this is the best deal I’ve seen in a while. Caremark.com and your local participating county government is now offering free prescription discount cards to everyone. You can use these in conjunction with your existing prescription card or this can be your only prescription card. The only catch is that you have to use it at a participating pharmacy. Finding a pharmacy is easy, http://www2.caremark.com/naco/pharm_adv.htm to locate a retail participating pharmacy near you. The average person will save 22%, 15.5% on brand name and 30% on generic. The biggest surprise to me was that this also includes medication for your pets!
To find out if your county is participating please click the link to view the PDF file. http://www.caremark.com/portal/asset/NACo.pdf
Here are the counties in Idaho so far. *Note that Ada county is NOT on the list. I called the county office and they said Ada county will be participating starting this summer so stay tuned or call the county office for more information 208-287-7017
Idaho
Adams County www.co.adams.id.us
Boise County www.co.boise.id.us
Canyon County www.canyonco.org
Cassia County www.cassiacounty.org
Gem County www.co.gem.id.us
Jerome County www.jeromecounty.org
Latah County www.latah.id.us
Lemhi County 208-756-2815
Lewis County www.lewiscountyid.us
Lincoln County 208-886-2798
Minidoka County www.minidoka.id.us
Nez Perce County www.co.nezperce.id.us
Payette County www.payettecounty.org
Clearwater County www.clearwatercounty.org
Shoshone County 208-752-8601
Washington County www.co.washington.id.us
How it Works
Easy
Simply present your card, provided to you in a joint effort of your local county government and the National Association of Counties (NACo), at a retail participating pharmacy and save an average of 20% on your prescription drugs. No enrollment form, no membership fee.
http://www.caremark.com/portal/asset/NACo.pdf to see if your county participates in this program and to find out how to obtain a card of your own.
Finding a pharmacy is easy, click here to locate a retail participating pharmacy near you.
No Limits
You and your family may use your prescription discount card any time your prescription is not covered by insurance. There are no restrictions and no limits on how many times you may use your card.
Extra Savings
As part of this program you will also be eligible for higher discounts on select medications, discounts on high-tech and injectable drugs, as well as, our mail service program which offers an average savings of 50% on a 3-month supply of select medications.
25% Discount on Your Taxes AND TAX UPDATES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF
Its tax time again and even though it is not a fun “thing to do” MomsFirstStop.com is here to help make it a little less painful. MomsFirstStop.com is partnering with her favorite tax man, Ben Warren co-owner of NILE CLARK AND ASSOCIATES, to give all MomsFirstStop.com readers a 25% discount on their taxes. Just contact Ben Warren at NILE CLARK AND ASSOCIATES, mention the MomsFirstStop.com discount and he will take great care of you. *Ben also does mail-ins for those of you who aren’t in the area.
BWarrenTaxService@gmail.com
NILECLARKANDASSOCAITES.COM
208-383-1186
208-383-1183 FAX
FIVE TAX UPDATES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF FOR 2008/2009
- First time homebuyer’s credit: this credit is for those first time home buyers that purchase a home between April 9 2008 through July 1 2009. This credit should be viewed as a loan. The money is interest free but must be paid back over the next 15 years.
- Residential Energy credits are suspended for 2008 but will be allowed for 2009.
- Property tax can be claimed even if the taxpayer doesn’t itemize.
- Sale of personal residence capital gains tax: There are significant changes starting in 2009 with sale of a personal residence that has had any business use in the prior 5 years.
- Mileage changes: 50.5 cents per mile the first half of 08 and 58.5 for the second half.
TOP FIVE REASONS THAT YOU SHOULDN’T USE TURBO TAX OR TAX BOXES
- Cost vs. Value- typically you’re going to get someone that has little experience, tax accounting isn’t their fulltime job, and they typically charge way too much.
- The IRS has established a department just for auditing Turbo Tax returns; error likelihood is very high.
- There is very little understanding of the complete financial picture.
- You may get some audit protection but it must be purchased.
- Very little understanding of tax law and optimizing a return to its potential.
* Call and get a quote from a reputable company before taking on the task yourself or allowing someone with little experience to prepare your tax return.