There may be some benefits your company offers that you are unaware of. PennyGem’s Elizabeth Keatinge has more.
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00:00Your job isn't all about the paycheck. There may be some benefits your employer
00:07offers you that you're overlooking. You may have mental health benefits. Employee
00:12assistance plans offer free counseling sessions to employees. A survey by
00:16Fractal showed that many benefits employees want are of low cost to the
00:19employer. Things like vacation time and flexibility. The most desired benefit is
00:24health care. Take a look at what your company offers and consider adding
00:27benefits like life insurance, critical illness, and disability. Health savings
00:31accounts are for health care costs and you don't pay taxes on the amount you
00:34contribute, invest, or spend. Still paying your student loan or want to go back to
00:39school? Your employer may have student loan or tuition assistance. Some
00:43companies also offer food and snacks encouraging you to work through lunch
00:46and saving you time and money by coming up with a plan for lunch. CNBC suggests
00:51taking the time to talk to someone at your company about what benefits are
00:55offered. If you don't already know what they are, you may literally be
00:58overlooking some easy opportunities to improve your life.