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Giving the Gift of Health… Insurance

Welcome to Credit Withdrawal, if you like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! While roaming the wilds of the Internet the other day, I came across something that made me stop and think a bit.
At the site Givewell.com you can now give pre-paid Visa [...]

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The Social Stigma of No Health Insurance

When did health insurance become a social status symbol in America? Why is is that people without health care are treated differently, even if they can pay immediately for service/treatment?
I and my family have lived without medical care on and off in years past, sometimes due to job (or lack thereof), sometimes due to [...]

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Getting My Eyes Chopped On

Just a short entry today, no review (maybe later) and no long entry. Just a shortie to talk about my Lasik surgery today. I’m T-minus 3 hours and I’m excited about getting it done. I’ve had bad eyesight since high school, and have pretty much worn glasses the whole time. Hopefully this will be [...]

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HSA’s and The Changing Job Trap

I’ve found an issue with Health Savings Accounts that is unique to those changing jobs. The situation is this;
I recently changed jobs and the new company doesn’t offer a health insurance that qualifies for my existing HSA (with Aetna). At the same time, I hadn’t contributed over the minimum amount ($2000) to open an investment [...]

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