tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post7987417348517223260..comments2023-10-20T09:43:39.318-04:00Comments on Frumpter: Hell, how do I file a law suit? Status on life.Zoe Strickmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940789852735669214noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post-25665253307770030442010-10-06T13:07:09.582-04:002010-10-06T13:07:09.582-04:00Hashem did provide... by giving you a job. It'...Hashem did provide... by giving you a job. It's up to you two to make that money pay for what it has to pay for.<br /><br />I would suggest making a list of where you can cut so that you can afford health care. Another place to cut might be the food budget... or giving up a car... or moving into a smaller apartment (I once spent a really horrible summer as a teenager living with my parents and sister in a 1-bedroom apartment. It's doable, just not pleasant.)<br /><br />Or maybe her parents will start sending you monthly support to pay for health care.<br /> <br />This post is, of course, assuming that you've already cut out all the extras that normally go first.Ahuvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313911386166259760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post-76844766055527305772010-10-06T00:06:12.941-04:002010-10-06T00:06:12.941-04:00Wow, imagine that... Cutting out daycare. We'...Wow, imagine that... Cutting out daycare. We've spoken about it before but every time we do, the conversation goes this way... --> "...um... we'll find a way... Hashem will somehow provide."Zoe Strickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940789852735669214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post-7379426153324782362010-10-05T21:33:24.144-04:002010-10-05T21:33:24.144-04:00Well, if you can't qualify for state assistanc...Well, if you can't qualify for state assistance, then you're going to have to cut somewhere. Going without health care is not an option. How close would cutting out daycare get you to that $1,000/month? You can always give her the choice between daycare and health insurance.<br /> <br />She has to face reality sometime... and having two children in daycare when you make <$50k/year is NOT reality.Ahuvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313911386166259760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post-22368450443276244842010-10-05T15:40:21.065-04:002010-10-05T15:40:21.065-04:00I'm answering your comment out of order. I ag...I'm answering your comment out of order. I agree that taking out a loan to get started is TOO HIGH RISK. I wish my wife would get a job so that at least there would be SOME cushion so I can at least have the opportunity to go for it full time. She refuses.<br /><br />As for healthcare, my wife won't get anything that doesn't have maternity and the minimum she could find is $1000/month. She tells me the cheaper plans don't have maternity care. My current "job" (aka doc review) does not offer health insurance.Zoe Strickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940789852735669214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890885.post-52251462296801183012010-09-21T12:55:47.806-04:002010-09-21T12:55:47.806-04:00Zoe, I think you either need to resign yourself to...Zoe, I think you either need to resign yourself to paying for an expensive plan out of pocket or staying with a job that provides health care rather than striking it out on your own.<br /><br />Your wife and children *must* have health care.<br /><br />I think taking out a loan so that you can start your business is a VERY high risk proposition.Ahuvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313911386166259760noreply@blogger.com