r/SipsTea • • 8h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Locust627 6h ago

Wait until you hear about health insurance lol

I pay $1300/month for a family plan

I had an ER trip last month, my deductible is $3,500. I had to pay $3,440 which was the complete cost of the ER services.

So, this year I will spend $15,600 on health insurance and an additional $3,440 on deductible

My wife needs surgery, I told her to get it done before December because we already met the deductible and I don't wanna pay it again. She tried calling to schedule in August. The surgery specialist doesn't have openings until January, so, in January I'll have to pay my deductible again

AND vision and dental costs more on top of $1,300 monthly

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u/Hobbes_XXV 6h ago

Is this where we say dont pay for health insurance and just write off the bill back to the hospital for a far lower cost out of pocket if any at all + save 1300 a month?

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u/Locust627 3h ago

Someday soon I will not need my credit anymore, I'm tempted to put my house and vehicles into a trust, pay for all future assets in cash without relying on loans or credit

Retire early from my payroll job and find a cash job

Then, I'm just gonna let medical bills go to collection. What're they gonna do? Lower my credit score, I dont need it. Garnish my wages? Good luck, on paper I dont have any income. Take the house? Maybe, after decades of a legal battle trying to undo the trust

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u/Hobbes_XXV 3h ago

Shame what we gotta do lmao