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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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How Do You Handle Increasing Expenses?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Groceries: When I got a raise earlier in 2014, we increased our weekly grocery budget from $125 to $150. Providing for Your Child’s Future Finding Affordable Health Insurance If You’re… Finding a Chiropractor: From Finances to Practical Matters Cutting Down on the Transportation Costs Contingency Budgeting: Low, Medium, and High.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

I won’t rehash our health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS. We blew through our health savings account, and now need to save another $10k so we’re not caught off guard if another emergency were to happen. Read our Health Insurance Story: .