GTFan
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Almost no one here is actually financially independent
Those who think they are, are deluding themselves
Sucking it up vis a vis food, housing, cars, locations, even the kids college are doable. Medical care? Not. If you are fortunate you can string it along, have things end well for you then declare some kind of victory. But don't confuse that with having any control over the situation or having been actually financially independent
Um, the ACA removed caps on payouts and guaranteed you would be covered. Therefore, medical costs TODAY is not an issue for FI. Tomorrow is obviously another story that we're all speculating about.
Saying there's stuff out of your control is equally irrelevant, like the old asteroid or nuke war scenarios. It really has nothing to do with being personally FI (outside of those black swan events that affect everyone).
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