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In the US at least, this would work very differently if we had better healthcare for our citizens. Sudden health expenses is one of the things that went wrong i
by DoreenMichele 6y ago
In the US at least, this would work very differently if we had better healthcare for our citizens. Sudden health expenses is one of the things that went wrong in his life that derailed his plans.
- vkou 6y agoIt really wouldn't. The biggest impact to his finances was not his health costs, it was the separation from his partner. It's a lot cheaper for two people to live together, than it is for two people to live apart. Either way, FIRE on a million dollars, even in a lower-COL state is... A bit optimistic, because of short-term market fluctuations having the potential to coincide with surprise expenses.
- DoreenMichele 6y agoIt's genetic and incurable and the author himself cites it as a factor (in his FIRE plan hitting a bump). Here is an article that readily turned up about the "overwhelming" expenses involved in the diagnosis listed in the article: I had a bit of an ugly meltdown last week, because I realized the medicine used to treat my tachycardia had quadrupled in price. Quadrupled. You know, because I had an extra $180 a month that I had been hoping to spend on medication. https://globalgenes.org/2017/02/08/my-life-with-ehlers-danlos-how-to-make-medical-expenses-less-overwhelming/ https://globalgenes.org/2017/02/08/my-life-with-ehlers-danlo...