No sympathy from me.. you are responsible for your decisions and future. It’s not mine or anyone else’s problem. Only you are accountable for you.
There are people I have compassion for; not many, but some.
When I got pregnant with our second child, we moved to only my husband’s medical insurance. I confirmed several times what our out-of-pocket exposure was since I knew every one of my pregnancies was high risk. Every time I was assured that after we met our $6K family deductible, they would cover the rest 100%.
It wasn’t until after my daughter was born via emergency c-section and 12 days in the NICU that the insurance person told me they would cover 100% of the bills they deemed reasonable and customary. Well, my friend, that is a far cry from 100% of all bills like I was repeatedly told before.
Our initial share, after insurance, was $67,000. That was just the start.
Medical debt almost destroyed us.
It took a decade to climb out of that hole. For years, we had less than $1K in savings.
Folks who are working hard but get blind-sided by medical debt or wrecked by things beyond their control will have my sympathy. Folks who gamble, do drugs, drink, trash their marriage, spend recklessly, will not.
The folks in NC who didn’t carry flood insurance because a flood hadn’t happened in 500 years and lost it all have my sympathy.
The spouses of the first responders who died on duty and are scraping by on one income have my sympathy.
The people who were permanently disabled by drunken idiots have my sympathy.
Not everyone who struggles does so because they are stupid.
Ditto. I come from what would today be considered extreme poverty.
From 14 to "retirement" at 60, I found being willing to do anything, especially jobs others were unwilling or unable to do put food on the table.
Being willing to learn anything required to do any job and build a business still doing what others wouldn't or couldn't kept life from being boring and made life better.
Being willing to travel to wherever necessary helped too.
“”No sympathy from me.. you are responsible for your decisions and future””
You’re sure you’ll never face dire circumstances? Always make the right decisions? Nothing will ever happen that’s beyond your control?
WOW!