Employer Benefits Matter…A Lot

Our second entry in this month’s series on Money Moments That Matter may surprise you. We’ve found that most people underestimate how important and valuable their employer benefits can be. While it’s hard to put an exact dollar figure on them, the value of most people’s benefits easily totals thousands of dollars.

You usually have one chance per year to make benefits choices, called “open enrollment.” During this period you can make changes to your existing benefits and enroll in new ones. We’ll have more on benefits as we get closer to open enrollment season. Today we’re covering how to avoid the most common benefits mistakes and save yourself serious money in the process.