Nolan
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Read the part of the 42 year old living in a Class B MH. I'd like to know the plan and insurance company this guy has to be able to get $80. a month on health insurance. $10,000 plus deductable?
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Nolan wrote:Read the part of the 42 year old living in a Class B MH. I'd like to know the plan and insurance company this guy has to be able to get $80. a month on health insurance. $10,000 plus deductable?
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there are certain high deductible plans that can be sold in certain states.(i've seen them as high as 12,000 dollars.) this would be a lower upfront premium. I belive fortis is one of them.
how good the actual coverage is if it has to be used is something else.
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Roy&Lynne
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I was wondering the same thing. Actually, that whole article seemed a bit fishy to me. Living on less than a thousand a month just doesn't seem plausable to me. I use to read Tioga George and he was damn frugal, traveled around and spent nearly double.
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$1,000 a month more or less .... isn't that the poverty line for a single individual as defined by the government? DW and I sure as heck couldn't do it - even a 1K EACH a month.
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Roy&Lynne wrote:I was wondering the same thing. Actually, that whole article seemed a bit fishy to me. Living on less than a thousand a month just doesn't seem plausable to me. I use to read Tioga George and he was damn frugal, traveled around and spent nearly double.
Outside the norm, definitely, but it seemed plausible to me.
We're at just about $1000/month for the two of us, but we've been stationary for a little while. We don't skimp on groceries, we eat out occasionally, but we're very careful about everything else.
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He has a blog and clarifies some stuff from the article, currently the fourth post down on the page.
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He mentioned that he had no rent or mortgage to pay. Must live in Walmart parking lots and use his generator a lot. The insurance cost is believeable. My son has Blue Cross Blue Shield for under $90 per month with a $2000 deductible. It will go up as he gets older obviously. My insurance and my wife's are just under $1000 per month together so this guys plan would not work for us.
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Chillyrodent
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PenMan wrote:He mentioned that he had no rent or mortgage to pay. Must live in Walmart parking lots and use his generator a lot. The insurance cost is believeable. My son has Blue Cross Blue Shield for under $90 per month with a $2000 deductible. It will go up as he gets older obviously. My insurance and my wife's are just under $1000 per month together so this guys plan would not work for us.
I believe he has a solar set-up on his rig. He seems to find pleasant boondocking situations while he's staying in one place.
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RVnRobin
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I don't understand why people find it so hard to believe someone could live a good life for under $1000 per month. My DW and I have been doing it for several years now. We are not trailer trash, we have a newer rig, we are not in poverty, we don't stay in Walmart lots, we travel, we keep our rig maintained, etc. What more can I say!
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I would guess he has major medical insurance but not the kind that you can just run to the doctor for every little sniffle.
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