Until now, I had self-employment health care during Obama administration. The Roth IRA I had until just before The Move, was low enough that it didn't hurt to cash it in for some money needed to go toward down payment. Cashed in pretty much all savings we had to start over.
NOW I am finding out how much paperwork and online enrollment work on MY part goes into employer provided benefits. I switched from United Healthcare on just me, to Anthem Blue Cross on the family. We qualified for the boys to be on state provided medicaid with me paying a percentage before. The folks at church that said I got paid too much must not have considered that aspect, BUT that's a different story and previous chapter and I'm not bitter
Today I enrolled for Merrill Lynch Retirement 401K. After a year or 1000 hours service within the first year, the company will match equal portions up to 5%.
Had to provide birth certificates on all 4 of us, marriage license, joint federal tax return, social security cards on all 4, proof if address, and state IDs with picture for wife and me. No wonder they have HR ppl for all employees needing to submit all this crap!
Ok, next post will be more homestead related.
.....better yet, way to go dad. 
