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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 a Reader | Maria in Florida

The Frugal Girl

This posed the problem of paying in full for both our health insurance plans since our employers no longer contributed to our healthcare needs. Our best frugal win has been our health insurance plan. Since retiring we have become gym buddies and have taken advantage of this great health benefit. Boy, did that hurt!

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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In September 2019, my husband and I accomplished our biggest financial goal in our almost 20 years of marriage. We have thought about moving to a larger home with more space, but a smaller home means lower utility bills, homeowners’ insurance premiums, maintenance, and property taxes. Health Sharing Ministry.

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

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I had good tax returns due to high with holdings (lesson learned). Who initiated the debt free goal? I initiated the debt free goal. At the end of the day, the ex boyfriend was kicking and screaming over my crazy debt free goal, but it proved to be indicative of his general behavior pattern. Celebrate your successes.

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

As my goal in life is to help people. Health Insurance. Even if you are attending school and financially independent from your parents, as long as you are younger than 26 years old , you can be kept on your parent’s health insurance policy. International Travel Insurance. Tax Preparation.

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3 Employer Benefits You Must Take Advantage Of

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now an employee and manage their portfolio according to their risk tolerance and specific goals. Wouldn’t you rather pay for these things with pre-tax dollars rather than giving the government around 25-28%? Readers: Aside from health insurance, what benefits to you take advantage of? Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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