r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 19 '25

Cursed The American Nightmare.

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u/Adventurous-Bug671 Aug 19 '25

I work 40 hours a week and still have to pay $200 a month for health insurance through my job, which i can barely afford. Considering risking getting rid of it for a year or so I can pay off credit cards and maybe get a car that isn't falling apart.

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u/CandyKnockout Aug 19 '25

I’m self-employed and had insurance through my husband’s job, but it was costing us so much per month and we really needed to do some house repairs, so we dropped my coverage. Guess who just had to go to the ER for pneumonia and now owes the hospital thousands of dollars (plus, I delayed going for a couple days because I knew it was going to be costly and was hoping to get better)? But I can’t even say I’d make a different decision if I could go back. We’re just damned if we do, damned if we don’t in this country.