I never had an issue with my HSA card. Paid into one from 2016-2020 when I had a state job. Then switched off a high deductible to a standard plan with an FSA. Left the state job in August 2021 to go private. finally burned through the last of the HSA money in June 2023. Switched jobs back to the state last August and started paying into the FSA. They hassled me over every charge that wasn’t a copay. Go go the eye doctor. Prove it. Buy contacts. Prove it. Go to a chiropractor. Prove it. They deactivated my FSA card over $1.60 that the insurance said was over the standard amount.

Sorry, I pay into the account for medical purposes. I go to a doctor and you pay it. You have no business knowing WHAT the doctor did to me. They were demanding stuff as documentation from my wife that was a blatant privacy violation.

Don’t know about the same owner. But I know they are all franchises. Closest one is a major college town.

They, and most fast food, forgot what they are and why they are there. Cheap and fast food. Not sit down and expensive.

It’s cheaper to go to our local Mexican place than to Taco Bell. My wife gets the two chalupa combo. And to switch from chicken to ground beef, the combo is $13. Her standing #4 at the Mexican place is $8.75.

When Taco Bell was advertised the $5 box, all the local ones had it at $5.99. Now it’s $8.99. There’s one Taco Bell about 20 miles away that actually does follow the advertised prices. But it’s not worth driving that far.

Same, mostly. Use the credit card for the cash back and points. Pay the balance off every month. Only things I pay interest on is my mortgage and car.

Pretty sure he means the surface temp of where he’s about to put the food to cook.

Use the laser to see how hot the cast iron is before putting the meat on. Or how hot the oil is before deep frying. The laser thermometers are good for that.