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Dec 03, 2017, 12:05 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2014
Location: Home
Posts: 8,406
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Originally Posted by Rose76
You need to prioritize Medicare premiums. They don't come after "bills." They are the most important financial obligation. I've seen threads where people have gotten in real financial trouble by failing to do that. Don't they automatically take out for Medicare, so you have no choice?
I'm on SSDI. I don't pay any Medicare premiums - I guess because I'm low enough on income. I have all I need of life's essentials. I pay no consumer debt because I defaulted on it when I got disabled. I have a friend who starves herself because she says "Before food, I have to pay bills." I think that's poor self-care.
I'm glad to hear you live within your means. Good luck with your work search.
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I don't have a premium for part a or b, b I do for part d. And yes, rent and other bills do come before medicare. Medicare won't do me a damn good if I'm homeless. Please don't tell me how I'm supposed to spend my small ssdi allowance. You have no idea the needs or responsibilities I have.
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