Real cost of full timing

mbrower wrote:

2gypsies wrote:
You definitely can't base health insurance in any of your planning right now. Look at all the changes in the past two years and lots of increases if you have to buy your own. Full-timers now who are not on Medicare are really running into lots of problems. You just don't know what the future will hold in that respect, unfortunately.

I think they will figure out a way to make it affordable to those on fixed income and/or retired.

I hate to burst your bubble, but Medicare (note: age 65 requirement) is the solution to those who have retired (assuming they are 65 or older).

There is absolutely NO political will in this country to subsidize health insurance any further beyond the ACA subsidies currently available for those who have retired early, i.e. before age 65 when Medicare is available.

BTW, in an earlier post you mentioned getting (ACA) subsidies for your health insurance. You need to carefully look at the income requirements for subsidies to be available to you. Because with the way you describe your income (and assets) such as a $7k per month travel budget, those subsidies will not be available to you. They are for much lower income folks, unless that is what you really are.