Employee Benefits Could Save You Money in the Long Run! Perfect for the Holiday Season

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.