Escape Obamacare in One Bold Move

In today’s episode, we feature a story from reader David F…
David wrote in last week.
His story crisscrosses so many themes we’ll cover in your episodes to come, we decided to publish it.
David’s story is also a perfect example of what happens when you seek solutions rather than dwelling on the problem at hand.
We hope you’re as inspired by it as we are…
‘My wife and I recently moved to Ecuador as a way of retiring early and escaping the ill-named ‘Affordable Care Act,’ before that convoluted health care system killed my wife.
‘We made the move last year and can’t believe the difference it has made in the quality of both of our lives.
‘The cost of living is very low, and we can actually afford to do the many things we’ve talked about during our previous life of 60-70-hour work-weeks.’
Why Ecuador, you ask?
The story begins when David’s wife, Barbara, was diagnosed with Stage 3 kidney disease while they were still living in the States.
The diagnosis itself, as you can imagine, is enough to turn a life upside down.
But, on top of it all, David and Barbara were also hit with the stress of hefty bills and ‘the literal merry-go-round circus the medical community put my wife through,’ David told us.

This post was published at Laissez Faire on SEP 19, 2014.