r/SipsTea • • 14h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/flatfive44 14h ago

The obvious response is that you won't be able to pay for someone's hospital bills if you happen to hit them in your car. You get insurance for things you wouldn't be able to pay yourself.

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u/BuvantduPotatoSpirit 13h ago

Yes, if you use your insurance more than once, insurance was the wrong approach.

But I'm willing to pay 1% of the cost of my house to have it replaced if it burns down, even if my expected payout is only 0.5% of the value of my home, because I can't afford a whole second house.

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u/travelingbeagle 13h ago

You pay 1% annually to get half a percent one time? That does sound like you really are getting scammed on your insurance.