[trogdor]

Even assuming that your figures are correct, I am not sure how you can conclude that $135k/year take-home is insufficient to support a couple through a catastrophic health issue.

She is apparently in her 30s. Same with me. I pay for an excellent Marketplace health insurance policy. My premium, annualized, is around $6,500, and my annual out-of-pocket maximum is $8,000. That’s $14,500 a year. Double that to liberally cover two people, and you’re still under $30k/year.

How is $135k/year inadequate?

[aflag]

Also worth noting that before the video was released she had a little less than 1k patreons and wasn't releasing new videos. So, she's probably been going through her savings for the past 6 months or so. She's not getting better any time soon either. So, this 9k number will probably decrease a lot in the following months.

[trogdor]

I’m not sure how that is relevant.

My comment was a rebuttal to someone who argued that $135k/year in take-home is insufficient to support a couple - any couple - through a catastrophic health issue.

[aflag]

This is in the context that she's already rich enough and doesn't need support. So, I was pointing out that, even if 137k per year is enough. It doesn't mean she quite get that really.

[mat_epice]

Insurance is not the only health care expense. Her level of illness indicates need for round-the-clock supervision, which could be satisfied by a nursing home at $10k per month, which would allow her husband to work. That’s a pretty miserable existence, so home health aids are more common, which augment the time family spends caring for the sick person. That can easily cost $5k/month or more to just cover enough time to hold a job, go to school, or just sleep most nights without worry.