90%+ chance the person you are replying to has health insurance that will cover them in case of medical disaster.

I absolutely have health insurance, the most expensive available on my state. That doesn't protect me 100%, but what health insurance (including the ones available at most companies) does?

People who have poor money management skills believe that FIRE=Ramen and no health insurance... In fact, it's about getting a 30K car (the one I bought new 3 years ago) instead a 70K car despite having the money.

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raw_anon_1111 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And what happens when the Republican Party gut the ACA and you have a pre-existing condition. Do you know what life was like trying to get insurance with a pre-existing condition before 2012?

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scottyah an hour ago | parent [-]

Then they can just skip insurance. Most people don't need it, especially if they already have a lot of money (which is what FIRE means)

	▲	raw_anon_1111 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Obviously said by someone who is young and never had or knew anyone that had an expensive medical procedure like a friend who is 45 who I have known since 2003 and is cancer survivor and now has to have open heart surgery

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mattmanser 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

99% of people have poor money management skills? It's statements like this that makes FIRE a fringe scene.

	▲	scottyah an hour ago \| parent [-]
		you're saying 99% of people think FIRE = ramen? I doubt that many even have heard of it