Bri (Listener)

Oh, thank you.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, thank you.

One silver lining in all of this is that my position was eliminated right at the beginning of the month. And so my insurance actually goes through the end of this month. So I'm covered on my existing plan right now. The COBRA is $971 a month. And just to kind of put that in context for me personally, my total monthly expenses without insurance is roughly $2,600.

One silver lining in all of this is that my position was eliminated right at the beginning of the month. And so my insurance actually goes through the end of this month. So I'm covered on my existing plan right now. The COBRA is $971 a month. And just to kind of put that in context for me personally, my total monthly expenses without insurance is roughly $2,600.

One silver lining in all of this is that my position was eliminated right at the beginning of the month. And so my insurance actually goes through the end of this month. So I'm covered on my existing plan right now. The COBRA is $971 a month. And just to kind of put that in context for me personally, my total monthly expenses without insurance is roughly $2,600.

So $971 is a big thing for me to swallow. But I also did go into Marketplace and submit the application there. And it's... saying that it has sent it to the state for consideration for Medicaid. And I'm just kind of in a holding pattern there. So I kind of feel like my hands might be tied and I might have to do the COBRA. That's kind of where I am right now.

So $971 is a big thing for me to swallow. But I also did go into Marketplace and submit the application there. And it's... saying that it has sent it to the state for consideration for Medicaid. And I'm just kind of in a holding pattern there. So I kind of feel like my hands might be tied and I might have to do the COBRA. That's kind of where I am right now.

So $971 is a big thing for me to swallow. But I also did go into Marketplace and submit the application there. And it's... saying that it has sent it to the state for consideration for Medicaid. And I'm just kind of in a holding pattern there. So I kind of feel like my hands might be tied and I might have to do the COBRA. That's kind of where I am right now.

I haven't. I have tried to go in and do that, and it won't let me go any further until the state makes a decision about Medicaid.

I haven't. I have tried to go in and do that, and it won't let me go any further until the state makes a decision about Medicaid.

I haven't. I have tried to go in and do that, and it won't let me go any further until the state makes a decision about Medicaid.

I had mentioned, I applied for unemployment immediately. I cut back immediately. Aside from my mortgage and my HOA fees, my biggest expense was travel and eating out. And neither of those are necessities. And so it was pretty easy to cut back. But I also knew myself that I get tempted to travel really easily because I love it so much.

I had mentioned, I applied for unemployment immediately. I cut back immediately. Aside from my mortgage and my HOA fees, my biggest expense was travel and eating out. And neither of those are necessities. And so it was pretty easy to cut back. But I also knew myself that I get tempted to travel really easily because I love it so much.

I had mentioned, I applied for unemployment immediately. I cut back immediately. Aside from my mortgage and my HOA fees, my biggest expense was travel and eating out. And neither of those are necessities. And so it was pretty easy to cut back. But I also knew myself that I get tempted to travel really easily because I love it so much.

So one of the first things I did was I actually, to your point, Sean, made a list of lots of free and reduced cost things to do because I knew when that urge to travel came up. I was going to need to have something to replace it. So that list sits on my kitchen counter. So every time that urge comes up, I just go to the list.

So one of the first things I did was I actually, to your point, Sean, made a list of lots of free and reduced cost things to do because I knew when that urge to travel came up. I was going to need to have something to replace it. So that list sits on my kitchen counter. So every time that urge comes up, I just go to the list.

So one of the first things I did was I actually, to your point, Sean, made a list of lots of free and reduced cost things to do because I knew when that urge to travel came up. I was going to need to have something to replace it. So that list sits on my kitchen counter. So every time that urge comes up, I just go to the list.

I'm like, oh, let's go to the dog park or, oh, let's go check out this festival or those kinds of things. But then I also knew like... It's a big swing to go from spending to nothing. And so one of the other things that I did was I created goals within my job search and decided ahead of time how I was going to reward myself for hitting each of those goals. And those earlier rewards...

I'm like, oh, let's go to the dog park or, oh, let's go check out this festival or those kinds of things. But then I also knew like... It's a big swing to go from spending to nothing. And so one of the other things that I did was I created goals within my job search and decided ahead of time how I was going to reward myself for hitting each of those goals. And those earlier rewards...