I'm not scared of the dentist...I just don't have the money

[simplyn2deep]

So, I just lost a filling in a broken tooth. Looks like it's time to make a dentist appointment.

It's been 4 or 5 years since I was last at the dentist, so I'm in definite need of a cleaning (at the least) and I have 4 or 5 broken or missing back teeth (how I'm still able to eat is a mystery to me!)

So long as the dental work I need to have done doesn't top $5000, I'll be okay to pay using my credit card (and adjust my spending yet again to cover those monthly payments) since I don't have insurance.

I just don't want to deal with the disapproving looks from the dentist and the assistant.

eta since it's been so long, I couldn't remember the name of my dentist, but by some sort of awesomeness, we had the magnet for the dental office on the fridge, so I look them up to see if it's the same location, and it is! So I made an online appointment and should hear back from then between 1 and 3 today (I hope).

this is me anxious again...

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[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

my credit card is 0% interest for 15 months (November of next year)!

with dwindling membership, the weekly offering has decreased and we're lucky that what we get in is able to cover the bills, then the rent from the Spanish church covers anything else.

[mommy-egats.livejournal.com]

Five thou is a LOT to pay back though and unless its paid in full they back that interest all the way back so be careful with that.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

I don't mean 5K at once. I meant for the total work. I only pay for the work I had done. Like last time it was 1370 or so for all the work and each time I went in, I paid 175 or 125 until all the work was done. some things the dentist suggested (like braces) I opted not to have done so that reduced the overall amount that I'd be paying.