POLL: What is the biggest unexpected financial setback you have had so far?

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Jul 18, 2017
7:40:25am

Ulysses14 Starter

POLL: What is the biggest unexpected financial setback you have had so far?

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Ulysses14

Previous username: HawkeyeCoug14
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POLL: What is the biggest unexpected financial setback you have had so far?

Ulysses14

7/18/17 7:40am

The ACA hurt us big time

TheDeek

7/18/17 7:41am

As an individual? Business owner?

Ulysses14

7/18/17 7:42am

Both. If your business is a tax pass through.

Saxa

7/18/17 7:44am

In this case it was individual

TheDeek

7/18/17 7:48am

Are things better now?

RdF3

7/18/17 8:42am

I make more money working for myself now, my wife switched to a high deductible

TheDeek

7/18/17 8:54am

Me too. That terrible legislation resulted in a big cost increase for me.

shammy

7/18/17 7:47am

ACA has been a huge kick to the groin.

kotacoug

7/18/17 8:10am

I guess I've been lucky. None of the above.

CBaass

7/18/17 7:42am

Shoot. I should have added that option.

Ulysses14

7/18/17 7:43am

Impossible option.

Baron

7/18/17 8:04am

how are student loans unexpected?

CDV

7/18/17 7:43am

The size and ability to pay them off could be. For example, lots of my friends

Ulysses14

7/18/17 7:46am

That seems like more of an un/underemployment problem

jbcoug

7/18/17 7:50am

but they knew beforehand the $$$ involved and timeline for paying them off.

ag4cougs

7/18/17 7:51am

Student Loans are a known financial issue regardless of the job market.

TheLoneCougar

7/18/17 7:56am

Couldn't you say the same about most of the choices on this poll? There is

Ulysses14

7/18/17 7:59am

I don't think so.

TheLoneCougar

7/18/17 8:05am

The poll results don't lie

Ulysses14

7/18/17 8:26am

College is rarely a straightforward four-year process.

Nathanael Greene

7/18/17 8:27am

Can Student Loans be unexpected?

Mr. Belding

7/18/17 7:43am

Curious how student loans are an "unexpected" financial setback...

jbcoug

7/18/17 7:43am

Nothing, thus far (knocking on wood like crazy!).

TheLoneCougar

7/18/17 7:53am

Is there an all of the above option?

bubbastats

7/18/17 7:57am

Would be better if you could select multiple

FatherOFive

7/18/17 8:02am

Sewer line failure

fbguru

7/18/17 8:29am

We had this issue too..

FulhamUte

7/18/17 8:48am

Went thru the big D and I don't mean Dallas 😂

JarJarBeeps

7/18/17 8:32am

Would have been from a health crisis if I didn't have insurance.

joelvandyne

7/18/17 8:33am

Does a surprise baby 10 years later count as a setback?

blueaussie

7/18/17 8:40am

Three car purchases at the same time...

Fdnman

7/18/17 9:16am

Cancer. Financially wiped me out. To the tune of -$200k net worth.

OldCosmo

7/18/17 9:25am

Same here. Between one child with a brain tumor and another with cancer

El Pasco

7/18/17 10:24am

the great recession

Nat Gas Man

7/18/17 10:51am

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