paperwork

[mellowtigger]

I think I might be ill with a flu or something.  Hard to tell, though, because I don't have a fever.  I spent the weekend alternately awake and then sleeping for about 5-6 hours at a time.  I didn't set foot outside of the house from Friday after work until Sunday after dark.  I still feel odd.  I have that tingling sensation in my upper chest that should mean congestion and coughing... except that I have no trouble breathing and no fever.  Progression of the neuropathy, or temporary flu virus?  I can't tell.

Back to the today's topic, though... I oversimplify my finances each year.  I fill out the "EZ" national tax form whenever possible.  I itemize nothing, and in return I get improved peace of mind that I don't have to muddle through more paperwork.  When I had the car accident, I got swamped with mailings from various places.  Somewhere among the letters was (apparently) a notice that my driver's license was expiring on my birthday (November 3rd).  I'm guessing it ended up in the "junk mail" pile.  Oops.

Accomplishment #1:  I walked to the county office this morning and filled out the paperwork to renew my license.

I'm also still dealing with car accident forms.  The other insurance company (Farmer's) disliked the paperwork that I sent them regarding my rental car from the Avis company.  Farmer's said that they would pay only for 3 weeks of car rental, but the bill covered more time than that.  I went back to Avis and got them to print out a page for what a 3-week rental of the car would have been. 

Accomplishment #2:  I drove to Kinko's this morning and faxed that paperwork to Farmer's.

I hope that I'm finally done with all of that nonsense.  If I get a check for reimbursement of the rental car, then I'll finally get my credit card paid off and be out of debt.

The next item on my list is getting on Minnesota Care health insurance.  I filled out the forms late Sunday evening.  That was easy enough.  But then I reached the "required proofs" page.  They need the following (which I don't have right now):

• U.S. passport (incorrect address) -OR- state driver's license (see above for expired info) and U.S. birth certificate (don't have)
• pay stubs for the last 30 days (which I usually don't keep)
• bank statement showing current balance (which I also don't keep)

I despise paperwork.  Even when I'm not scatterbrained and tired (and maybe ill), I despise paperwork.

Comments

[pink-halen.livejournal.com]

Passports don't usually have addresses on them. You write that in pencil so it can be changed. I'd try that first.

Is this to prove you exist or that you live in the state?

If It is to prove you live in the state then perhaps another bill like a utility bill or phone bill would work. You can get a copy of your bank statement by going to the bank. It might cost you and it might not.

[mellowtigger]

Hrmmm. Back when I first got my passport, I thought that proof of my address was one of the many things I had to provide. I'll dig through my folders tonight and see if I can find the passport. If address is irrelevant after getting a passport, that would be very convenient for me.

Statements from the bank and my employer are obtainable, but they are more hoops that I hate to jump through. :( I'm more likely to delay and wait to collect the usual paperwork that arrives as the necessary proof, rather than actively seek out additional forms that would suffice.

I suppose as the urgency of my condition escalates, so might my desire to hula.