Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
Do they have a setting that makes it easier to do so while suffering the side effects of chemo?
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
While the listing piece isn't difficult, getting stuff packaged up properly, to the post office, etc. probably isn't the easiest if you're either undergoing treatment or caring for someone under treatment.
I feel like this thread has run it's course, and this can probably only be construed as a criticism of Archon which isn't fair because he is the only one who knows his life and friends and how everything went down.
But If I gave someone $1000 for a gofundme for a family illness, and then he bought a $7000 video game a couple months later, I would have questions...
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
Do they have a setting that makes it easier to do so while suffering the side effects of chemo?
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
While the listing piece isn't difficult, getting stuff packaged up properly, to the post office, etc. probably isn't the easiest if you're either undergoing treatment or caring for someone under treatment.
I think realistically, the majority of the collection would end up at the nearest pawn shop.
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
What's the most valuable game you own? If you needed $10,000 for emergency surgery and didn't have full coverage, would you auction it on here?
If you have coverage of some kind (which is the only way a surgey will only cost $10k), then truly upfront, immediate, costs don't really exist, since you get billed after-the-fact for that sort of medical coverage.
The time lapse can be pretty generous, in terms of how long you have before it goes to a collections agency.
(made moreso if you negotiate once the bills arrive)
If you don't have any kind of coverage, though, you are in a tougher spot where non-emergency things need to paid upfront, potentially.
The whole discussion about funds being needed (for medical issues) in some very short-term fashion (i.e. faster than a person could reasonably methodically sell things) is a red herring, because medical costs don't generally happen that way.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
I think realistically, the majority of the collection would end up at the nearest pawn shop.
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
What's the most valuable game you own? If you needed $10,000 for emergency surgery and didn't have full coverage, would you auction it on here?
My collection is no where near $10,000. It was just an arbitrary number. I estimate it to be around $2,500, and that's fairly generous.
To my knowledge, my most expensive game is Space Megaforce.
Depending on my condition, I would certainly try to get top dollar for every game. If I'm able to sell games here and able to ship them (or make arrangements), I would totally do so in the case of an emergency. While I'm sure there are many life-threatening situations that allow a person to function at that capacity, I've not seen any in my personal life.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
Fair enough.
I'm sure those meet some people's threshold for major expenses, if they weren't planning for them, but personally, I think they're a pretty small piece of the pie, in terms of the potential order-of-magnitude of medical expenses, in general.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
Fair enough.
I'm sure those meet some people's threshold for major expenses, if they weren't planning for them, but personally, I think they're a pretty small piece of the pie, in terms of the potential order-of-magnitude of medical expenses, in general.
Definitely.
Like I said, it depends on the circumstances. That's the beauty of life, we're not all the same.
I feel really bad for Ian's situation, but still, it's a shame he didn't buy into some health care exchange. Hopefully he will buy into something that survives the repeal...
I'd not only sell my collection, but as a person that watched my brother die waiting for a kidney, I'd literally donate or sell body parts if it helped the cause. Rare guitars, video games, fuck it. I'd pawn everything for pennies on the dollar if it'd help a situation close to me.
I feel bad for Ian as well as he seems like a good guy, and I wish him the best, but he lives in one of the most expensive areas in the country, he and his wife both appear to work mediocre jobs that obviously don't offer insurance benefits and probably don't pay that great, and he didn't have much in the way of savings other than his large game collection that's not necessarily a liquid asset, but can be made liquid fairly quickly. You always have to be prepared for a catastrophe of some sort or another in your life. He has options, if he's living in San Diego on what he probably makes at Luna Games, he'd probably qualify as low income and could apply for medicare or some sort aid. He could sell him games. Pat seems to be a nice guy, well funded by some means, I'm sure he could throw him some cash, if he hasn't already.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
I'll help you win this one-
Someone with no siblings is down to their last parent. Said someone's parent gets an illness that requires them to be taken to a specialty clinic that's an hour drive each way three times a week and stay several hours at a time.
That someone has a job making 15 bucks an hour, but no vacation time. No work=no pay.
Bills were being covered before, but now there's the immediate strain of 3 less days a week of work plus the added expense of 6 more hours a week driving and then paying for parking 3 times a week.
There's your immediate financial crunch, there's your win Snow, you're welcome.
and he didn't have much in the way of savings other than his large game collection that's not necessarily a liquid asset, but can be made liquid fairly quickly.
From what I've heard listening to his podcast, he divested himself of most of his physical games some time ago to pay for wedding expenses, etc. I know his NES collection is a fraction of what it was.
Reading his Gofundme page, he doesn't have insurance, and he largely needs diagnostic tests that won't happen without payment up front. Waiting for all the red tape to clear for medicaid and to sell of whatever else he has left is probably going to be another several months of waiting and suffering.
That is a great point, and probably overlaps with a person less likely to have an emergency fund or decent access to credit lines, as well.
And unfortunately, a lot more common occurrence when sudden illnesses hit. While I haven't seen that exact scenario play out, I've seen several that were close enough to cause some type of hardship.
I like Ian but this is kinda lame. If your poor, get on medicaid. Or even better yet, do what all the illegal immigrants do and just go through the ER and then just don't pay your bill. You live in California, you'll fit right in. Ian, if you're reading this, get the HIDA scan done. Even if you don't have stones and the Ultrasound was normal it can still be chronic acalculous choleycystitis. Plenty of people don't have stones and still have GB disease.
I like Ian but this is kinda lame. If your poor, get on medicaid. Or even better yet, do what all the illegal immigrants do and just go through the ER and then just don't pay your bill. You live in California, you'll fit right in. Ian, if you're reading this, get the HIDA scan done. Even if you don't have stones and the Ultrasound was normal it can still be chronic acalculous choleycystitis. Plenty of people don't have stones and still have GB disease.
Medicaid is always a viable option. I was able to get on it as well. I can only assume people don't like the dependency.
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Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
Do they have a setting that makes it easier to do so while suffering the side effects of chemo?
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
While the listing piece isn't difficult, getting stuff packaged up properly, to the post office, etc. probably isn't the easiest if you're either undergoing treatment or caring for someone under treatment.
But If I gave someone $1000 for a gofundme for a family illness, and then he bought a $7000 video game a couple months later, I would have questions...
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
Do they have a setting that makes it easier to do so while suffering the side effects of chemo?
Hahaha. So terrible.
Yep, cause selling a large collection and still trying to get market value for it is such an easy thing to do especially when stress is all around you....it's like waving a magic wand!
Listing games for auction on ebay isn't exactly rocket science.
While the listing piece isn't difficult, getting stuff packaged up properly, to the post office, etc. probably isn't the easiest if you're either undergoing treatment or caring for someone under treatment.
Not for Peg, he can 1CC that shit no problem!
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
I think realistically, the majority of the collection would end up at the nearest pawn shop.
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
What's the most valuable game you own? If you needed $10,000 for emergency surgery and didn't have full coverage, would you auction it on here?
I think realistically, the majority of the collection would end up at the nearest pawn shop.
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
What's the most valuable game you own? If you needed $10,000 for emergency surgery and didn't have full coverage, would you auction it on here?
If you have coverage of some kind (which is the only way a surgey will only cost $10k), then truly upfront, immediate, costs don't really exist, since you get billed after-the-fact for that sort of medical coverage.
The time lapse can be pretty generous, in terms of how long you have before it goes to a collections agency.
(made moreso if you negotiate once the bills arrive)
If you don't have any kind of coverage, though, you are in a tougher spot where non-emergency things need to paid upfront, potentially.
The whole discussion about funds being needed (for medical issues) in some very short-term fashion (i.e. faster than a person could reasonably methodically sell things) is a red herring, because medical costs don't generally happen that way.
(and GoFundMe doesn't pay that quickly, either)
Its redundant though, the OP is already basically asking this
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
I think realistically, the majority of the collection would end up at the nearest pawn shop.
Probably get $2,000 max on a $10,000 collection.
That's going to cover a whole lotta costs right there, mmmhmm.
What's the most valuable game you own? If you needed $10,000 for emergency surgery and didn't have full coverage, would you auction it on here?
My collection is no where near $10,000. It was just an arbitrary number. I estimate it to be around $2,500, and that's fairly generous.
To my knowledge, my most expensive game is Space Megaforce.
Depending on my condition, I would certainly try to get top dollar for every game. If I'm able to sell games here and able to ship them (or make arrangements), I would totally do so in the case of an emergency. While I'm sure there are many life-threatening situations that allow a person to function at that capacity, I've not seen any in my personal life.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
Hahahahahaha I always use that one.
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
You're arguing with arch, you never had a chance.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
You're arguing with arch, you never had a chance.
You know... if he'd gotten that edit in before I replied, I might have left it alone
kidding...kidding
Perhaps I should of used the word "unforeseen" surgery
This pair of posts isn't to get at the right-or-wrong about selling versus asking for gifts.
It's just to point out that people seem to be innacurately suggesting that GoFundMe is going to generate accessible funds more quickly than a reasonable liquidation of a few high value items.
In either case, you're probably on the order of weeks, of not longer than a month.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down.
You're arguing with arch, you never had a chance.
Hence why I posted that
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
Fair enough.
I'm sure those meet some people's threshold for major expenses, if they weren't planning for them, but personally, I think they're a pretty small piece of the pie, in terms of the potential order-of-magnitude of medical expenses, in general.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
Fair enough.
I'm sure those meet some people's threshold for major expenses, if they weren't planning for them, but personally, I think they're a pretty small piece of the pie, in terms of the potential order-of-magnitude of medical expenses, in general.
Definitely.
Like I said, it depends on the circumstances. That's the beauty of life, we're not all the same.
I feel really bad for Ian's situation, but still, it's a shame he didn't buy into some health care exchange. Hopefully he will buy into something that survives the repeal...
I'd not only sell my collection, but as a person that watched my brother die waiting for a kidney, I'd literally donate or sell body parts if it helped the cause. Rare guitars, video games, fuck it. I'd pawn everything for pennies on the dollar if it'd help a situation close to me.
I feel bad for Ian as well as he seems like a good guy, and I wish him the best, but he lives in one of the most expensive areas in the country, he and his wife both appear to work mediocre jobs that obviously don't offer insurance benefits and probably don't pay that great, and he didn't have much in the way of savings other than his large game collection that's not necessarily a liquid asset, but can be made liquid fairly quickly. You always have to be prepared for a catastrophe of some sort or another in your life. He has options, if he's living in San Diego on what he probably makes at Luna Games, he'd probably qualify as low income and could apply for medicare or some sort aid. He could sell him games. Pat seems to be a nice guy, well funded by some means, I'm sure he could throw him some cash, if he hasn't already.
And the billing latency for post-paid medical events should amply supply time for a more even-keeled sale, as opposed to an oh-shit-fire-sale (which should hopefully rule out the kind of panic selling that would send a person to a PAWN SHOP of all places)
There are many immediate expenses related to emergency situations that aren't directly related to the care itself.
It all depends on the person, their financial situation, and their condition.
I'm not going to win this debate, so I'll step down while I'm still ahead.
I'm curious to know what you're considering as part of a medical emergency that generates signficant immediate expenses.
(obviously, if you go to an ER with insurance, you probably pay $150, or so, out-of-pocket, while being admitted -- but if you can't pay it, an ER can't deny you care, either)
We could probably include something like a copay on prescription medication. (which varies pretty widely)
Either way, definitely a solid case for always having access to a decent credit card that you could use to defer payment in a truly dire situation.
It's going to be different for everybody, obviously.
In my personal experience, gas, food, and car maitenence seemed to be the big ones.
I'll also throw in lodging, although that's pretty trivial. Trips usually involved a balls ton of driving, or staying with family.
I'll concede that a lot of these costs will fall to the spouse, or potentially family.
I'll step down, yet again. I'm probably not going to win this one
I'll help you win this one-
Someone with no siblings is down to their last parent. Said someone's parent gets an illness that requires them to be taken to a specialty clinic that's an hour drive each way three times a week and stay several hours at a time.
That someone has a job making 15 bucks an hour, but no vacation time. No work=no pay.
Bills were being covered before, but now there's the immediate strain of 3 less days a week of work plus the added expense of 6 more hours a week driving and then paying for parking 3 times a week.
There's your immediate financial crunch, there's your win Snow, you're welcome.
and he didn't have much in the way of savings other than his large game collection that's not necessarily a liquid asset, but can be made liquid fairly quickly.
From what I've heard listening to his podcast, he divested himself of most of his physical games some time ago to pay for wedding expenses, etc. I know his NES collection is a fraction of what it was.
Reading his Gofundme page, he doesn't have insurance, and he largely needs diagnostic tests that won't happen without payment up front. Waiting for all the red tape to clear for medicaid and to sell of whatever else he has left is probably going to be another several months of waiting and suffering.
That is a great point, and probably overlaps with a person less likely to have an emergency fund or decent access to credit lines, as well.
And unfortunately, a lot more common occurrence when sudden illnesses hit. While I haven't seen that exact scenario play out, I've seen several that were close enough to cause some type of hardship.
I like Ian but this is kinda lame. If your poor, get on medicaid. Or even better yet, do what all the illegal immigrants do and just go through the ER and then just don't pay your bill. You live in California, you'll fit right in. Ian, if you're reading this, get the HIDA scan done. Even if you don't have stones and the Ultrasound was normal it can still be chronic acalculous choleycystitis. Plenty of people don't have stones and still have GB disease.
Medicaid is always a viable option. I was able to get on it as well. I can only assume people don't like the dependency.