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Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance

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This is my honest opinion so far and I will be making updates through out the year. Health insurance is a touchy subject and everyone has a different point of view depending on their own life experience. When we were on the group health plan through my job, health insurance was fairly straight forward and affordable.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

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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I won’t rehash our entire health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS, so to start from the beginning, read: Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance. Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance. 2 – DONE!!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. We started with 5 loans and paid the smallest loan off first while making the minimum payments on the other 4 loans. We’re no spring chickens, so in November 2016, we started contributing again to our retirement.

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Medi-Share Update: One Year Later

Family Balance Sheet

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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5 Insurance Issues for Entrepreneurs

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One of the items that many entrepreneurs overlook when they get started is insurance. When you’re starting a business, it doesn’t seem important to worry overmuch about insurance. However, it’s important to be aware of some of the realities of insurance as an entrepreneur. Business Use of Your Home.

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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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