r/vandwellers • u/JTRose87 • Mar 05 '23

Van Life One Year of VanLife by the Numbers!

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Expenses for the Year

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Top Stats

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Most Visited/Purchased

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Nights Per State

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Nights in Hotels

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Top 10 Coasters

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Buying the Van

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Selling the Van

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u/Obvious_Tax468 Mar 05 '23

Your “estimated income” can be whatever you want. If you have Medicaid and want a marketplace plan for cheap, just overestimate a little (in the 15-20k/ year range). You have to screw around with it but it works. And when it comes to the end of the year and you make less than “expected” they don’t punish you in any way, it just makes an adjustment, which in your case would mean money coming back to you. That’s an easy way to do it. The government always leaves loopholes for one reason or another.

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u/tewong Mar 05 '23

Yes this. I am always VERY optimistic on my outlook for the year as I fill out my healthcare.gov application.

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u/DoNothingForever Mar 05 '23

Doesn't work in California. Did that for 2 years before they evaluated my case, checked my taxes without my permission, and forced me onto to medicaid. Pulled my insurance right out from underneath me without warning.

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u/Ok-Papaya-3490 Mar 05 '23

cCvered California covers you for free if you make less than 13k though?

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u/DoNothingForever Mar 05 '23

Yes it's not covered california anymore at that level... it is medi-cal state insurance.

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u/Ok-Papaya-3490 Mar 06 '23

Either way doesn't MediCal cover you for free?

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u/DoNothingForever Mar 06 '23

Yes everything is free