Save on Vision Care with VSP + Giveaway

September 18, 2012 By Kelly 703 Comments

*Giveaway closed! And the winner is……

Sarah M.! She would save $238.68 on her new glasses! Congrats Sarah! *

Tortoise shell. Designer frames. Polycarbonite. Anti-reflective coating. Single vision. Bifocal. Contacts.

You know what I’m talking about. Four eyes. Glasses. Contact Lenses. Eyes.

Eye care can be pretty expensive even if you get the bare minimum. Have you seen how pricey frames are? Ouch. But today’s post should help ease that pain a bit, and there’s a great giveaway, so keep reading!

Vision Care

Vision care, like dental insurance, is often separate from your medical coverage but a necessary expense for almost everyone. You may not wear glasses now, but you will, and if you have a family you should make sure your kids are covered.

With open enrollment coming up for many employees you should look into what your employer offers and consider vision care. If you’re self-employed or your employer doesn’t offer vision care VSP Vision Care is available for purchase independently or you can share information about VSP with your employer.

How much does it really save?

VSP Vision Care providers offer eye exams and designer frames, contacts, and special options like mall stores offer at a much lower cost. Check out this brief video on how fast those savings can add up:

Keep in mind that vision care through your employer is pre-tax dollars so the savings are even bigger!

What would a typical family save?

For families the cost savings can add up fast. Say you’re the typical family-Mom wears RX glasses and sunglasses for driving, Dad wears glasses for reading, Son who wears glasses (6), Daughter who doesn’t wear glasses (3). All 4 family members will get eye exams this year (for recommended exam time for kids see here), and 3 will get glasses, while Mom gets two pairs. They could easily spend $2,000 and that’s not even with nice frames or upgrades!

With VSP Vision Care our pretend family would save well over $1,200! Now that’s money in the bank.

And now the fun partâ€¦â€¦

VSP Vision Care Giveaway:

Win a $200 Visa Gift Card

I’m thrilled to partner with VSP to offer one lucky reader a $200 Visa gift card which you can use to pick out your own designer glasses, contact lenses, or help pay for the family eye exams. It’s up to you!

Here’s how to enter:

Head to SeeMuchMore.com, enter your info, and tell me how much your family would save in the comments!

The prize? A $200 visa gift card just for you!

Additional ways to enter: (add a comment for each entry!)

Tweet it out! Maximum 5 tweets/day.

Follow @CentsibleLife on twitter.

Follow @centsiblelife

Follow @VSPVisionCare on twitter.

Follow @VSPVisionCare

Extra lovin’:

You can also head over to Facebook and give Centisble Life and VSP Vision Care a ‘like’ though this doesn’t count as an entry, it’s just a nice thing to do. 😉

Giveaway Rules: Open to US entrants over 18 only. One winner will be chosen at random. Please see the Centsible Life’s giveaway rules for more information on giveaways. Ends Tuesday, September 25th, 2012.

Good luck!

Kelly

Disclosure: This is a sponsored giveaway thanks to the awesome folks at VSP Vision Care.

About Kelly

Kelly Whalen is the founder and editor of the Centsible Life. She started the blog in 2008 as her family faced a mountain of debt and the fixer upper they purchased became a FIXER UPPER. The website was born out of her desire to share what was working (and what was not) on her family's journey to financial security. Kelly lives in Minneapolis with her family.