Remember that 2nd root canal I was supposed to have? Remember how I was putting it off due to pain and money? Well, the tooth decided it didn't want to wait any longer and cracked in half, forcing me to go back to the dentist.
Due to my pregnancy, the dentist thought it would be best for me to see a specialist since they would be able to do the procedure much faster and would be able to handle things better if something went wrong.
I can only assume it would have taken the dentist two weeks to complete the root canal because when I went to the specialist... they only did half of it! They filled the hole with some temporary stuff and told me to come back in a few days to get it finished up. He said that if I stayed on my back too long it could completely cut off the baby's oxygen supply.
Ok, so I can't argue that my baby's safety is really important, but damn. It isn't like this is painless...
Anyway, that tops the list at expense #1.
The brakes have been making a funny sound on my car and I knew I was due for an oil change anyway, so I went in to have my 30k mile maintenance. Since I specifically requested the service I guess the guys though I knew how much it was going to be. After sitting in their waiting area for 3 hours, they tell me that my car is ready and go over all of the things they did. Everything was good until they told me the total-- $525.
I said things that made the mechanics blush.
Immediately I apologized and let them know that I had not expected it to be so expensive. They assured me that my language had not offended them and went over everything with me again. Not only are these guys really great, they're also incredibly nice. They did a lot of work at no cost and even fixed some things that I hadn't asked for. The brake problem? Completely fixed at absolutely no cost. It isn't even on the work report because they didn't want to have to charge for it.
After thanking them and paying I got in the car to drive home-- it feels brand new. They cleaned the interior, washed the outside, cleaned the engine, rotated the tires, fixed the brakes and replaced the air filter for free.
They really did do an awesome job, and it is totally worth the money... I just wasn't expecting it. Especially knowing that I've got to shell out $400 to finish up the root canal and get the crown.
We just got our federal return and were so excited that we could pay off the rest of our bills- tv, My Husband's military credit card, student loan, things like that. It looks like that's going to have to wait a bit longer. We only have until July to pay everything off so we had better be done with these little surprises.
Oh well, it's only money, right?
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