Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 7, 2013

Smoking inside the office was banned. The gum was expensive, and our health insurance didn’t help with the cost. It not only cost a fortune to buy for all the 6 years (yes, 6 ) I chewed it, but it ruined my teeth – cracking about 5 molars so badly I had to get crowns (and at $1K a pop, that’s expensive!).

College 187

College Health Insurance Kids and Family Therapy 187

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. Health Sharing Ministry. We weren’t in the market to leave our traditional health insurance plan until the monthly premiums became more than our home mortgage back in November 2016.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

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: .

Financial Goals 113

Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 17, 2017

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.

Health Insurance 164

Health Insurance Insurance Health Bills 164