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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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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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Overwhelmed with everything, I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan based on Dave Ramey’s 7 Baby Step strategy but tailored to our lifestyle. This side hustle income was mainly used for the fun stuff, such as camping, home renovations & repairs, and needs for our kids. We’re STILL here! Health Sharing Ministry.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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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. This will take us most of the year.

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

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Health insurance is a touchy subject and everyone has a different point of view depending on their own life experience. For us, health insurance became a thorn in our side many years ago when I left a corporate job with benefits for a life of self-employment. We were basically buying catastrophic insurance.

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Meet Tracy, a Single Mom Who Paid Off $41,587 | Debt Free Stories

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I followed Dave Ramsey’s baby steps and did the Financial Peace University class twice, once at home last spring and I enrolled again at church this past spring to stay focused. Use this to develop a budget & determine where you will cut back. (If Use cash system with envelopes for your over spending areas.

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