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This is a typical saying in many languages. You owe <insert small amount>, it's your problem. You owe <insert insane amount>, it's their problem. Coz if you ge
by HenryBemis 3y ago
This is a typical saying in many languages.
You owe <insert small amount>, it's your problem.
You owe <insert insane amount>, it's their problem.
Coz if you get hit by a bus good luck collecting on the debt..
Now, regarding the medical debt.. I remember the day that I found out that in EU i was getting €60k gross, for a job that would pay $130k gross in the US.. so yeah.. eat well, work out, and if in the US you can save an extra $30-50k per year depending on your lifestyle.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoDefinitely, different approaches to ease of maintaining a "healthy" lifestyle. I have about five years of my annual salary in investments (no house, yet), plus a healthy "retirement" account, if you can call bitcoins and gamestops "sound." But I also DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE (private contractor, for two+ decades). Nor any dependents (so no life insurance, obviously). I cannot contribute to such a broken system [healthcare] — I'd literally rather die. For the GDP% spent in US, we really ought to treat ourselves better!
- hotpotamus 3y agoI have a childhood medical condition that has caused me a lifetime of marginal disability. I eat right and work out (as much as possible with the disability and it causes me much pain). I also save lots of money because I assume I'm going to need all of it for medical purposes at some point, and I'll still end up poor. Such is life I suppose, but it is possible to imagine a better system at least.