A few months before I started this blog, I was in a dire financial situation (and I didn’t even recognize it). The year was 2006, and I was a bright, bushy-tailed, naïve film student with dreams of becoming a big Hollywood… something. Truth be told, film school wasn’t going so well, and I was having […]
What to Do If Your Obamacare 1095-A Column B is Zero
Your tax forms are rolling in! Including one for the health insurance premiums from your Affordable Care Act marketplace plan: the 1095-A form. You look it over. Names and social security numbers for you and your dependents look good (hopefully). The amount you paid in premiums is correct. But – what’s this? Your 1095-A Column […]
Net Worth Update: October 2017
Hope you’re not in a sugar coma from all the Halloween candy, because I’ve got a bunch of numbers to throw at ya! We can only find out if this month was a trick or a treat, if we come out of the shadows (and maybe do the Time Warp again…) Change: +$1,383 or +2.37% […]
Pregnant on Obamacare: Third Trimester, Delivery, and Beyond
Self-employed as a freelancer, responsible for my own health insurance, I was on the cheapest bronze-level Obamacare plan when I got pregnant, with no option to enroll in a different plan. Before I got pregnant, I tried to research the costs of a normal, healthy pregnancy on such a plan. But I had trouble finding […]
Pregnant on Obamacare: The Second Trimester
I’m pregnant, I’m self-employed (as is my husband), and we’re on the absolute cheapest Healthcare.gov (a.k.a. Healthcare Marketplace, a.k.a. Obamacare) plan. So, what’s it like being pregnant on Obamacare? What’s it cost? The second trimester is supposed to be the easiest: morning sickness lets up for many women, the risk of miscarriage is lower (which […]