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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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Health insurance is a touchy subject. Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. When I resigned from my corporate job, my boss asked me what my husband and I were going to do about health insurance.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

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Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. It was an easy process and I know that we could have saved money by doing it online, but I trust that everything is properly complete. Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance. 1 – DONE!!

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An Update on Medi-Share – September 2017

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As open enrollment nears for many health insurance plans, I thought this would be a great time to give you an update on Medi-Share, the health sharing ministry that we are using in place of traditional health insurance. Health insurance has been a long winding road for us over the last few years.

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

I remember learning something about saving money on books I want to share with you : the library has copies and you can check them out.And teachers have extra copies. Even if you just attend one club meeting a week, you could save as much as $50 a month in food. Health Insurance. International Travel Insurance.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

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Health insurance is a struggle for many people, and for us it became a big source of anxiety at the end of 2015 when our insurance company went out of business. We scrambled to research new plans, but after 11 years with the same company we were out of the loop regarding the insurance landscape at that time.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. We’re no spring chickens, so in November 2016, we started contributing again to our retirement. Health Sharing Ministry. We drive older cars.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. I won’t rehash our health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS. Read our Health Insurance Story: . What We Left Traditional Health Insurance.