About Me_
Hey there, renegade. Love the hair.
You’re in the right place if you want to freelance, start a business, or work for yourself but you’ve been afraid to take the leap because you and your family need the corporate-sponsored health insurance.
One year after I’d aged out of state-sponsored health coverage, my best friend called me and said “Obamacare passed! You’ll never be without health insurance again!” I actually cried.
And then it turned out I couldn’t afford it and didn’t qualify for a subsidy, and was in an income bracket that was exempt from the then-active mandate because “Oh, Medicaid will help them.” Texas didn’t expand Medicaid. It would be several years before I had health insurance (employer-sponsored from a big name! “GOOD” health insurance!), and even then no two of my doctors were in the same network, so I still couldn’t afford treatment that actually helped.
I don’t want that to happen to you.
That’s the whole reason I became a health insurance broker. And forever hunting for the perfect health plan for myself (and exquisite accessory products to fill the gaps all health plans have), sharing all the cool things I find along the way. Your healthcare shouldn’t be tied to your employer. (It shouldn’t be tied to who’s in office this year either, but we do what we can.)
If you want to…
- replace your corporate benefits like health insurance, disability insurance, and tax withholding, plus benefits most employers would never give you–like help paying for long-term care if you–or your parent, or any family member you protect–ever need help with activities of daily living like eating, dressing, or bathing
- ditch the back-to-back-to-back tedious video meetings and sad desk salads and return-to-office mandates and go all-in on your side hustle at last
- have a neurotic, risk-averse, exuberant advocate run ahead of you, waving her hands and warning you of the pitfalls ahead before you can fall into them, like what happens if you’re injured or sick and can’t work for a while (happened to me!)–and how you can avoid being financially blindsided by them
- and maybe even FINALLY find a freakin’ therapist, because you’re not hemmed in by networks anymore