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Figure Out Health Savings Accounts with People Like You: Rebecca
Special Guest Contributor: Justine Burnham
Last week we launched a blog series to introduce you to the panelists who will be putting their HSA knowledge and experience to work to help more people figure out how health savings accounts (HSAs) work. You first met Eddie, who initially enrolled in an HSA after learning his employer contributed 鈥渇ree money鈥� to it.
This week, meet Rebecca Dunlap. Rebecca, 47, has a master鈥檚 degree and works in special education. When she鈥檚 not at work, you can find her practicing hot yoga, enjoying happy hour with her friends and playing with her dog. She鈥檚 also passionate about volunteering, community involvement and travel.
Having done her own research to 鈥済et smart鈥� about HSAs, Rebecca has great insight into how they work and why they鈥檙e valuable. At first, Rebecca says, 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 aware of what 鈥榟igh-deductible鈥� was or what that could do for me, so I didn鈥檛 choose that plan. I chose more of the traditional plan with the lower copays鈥攕omething that seemed more affordable for me.鈥�
But after a year or two at her current employer, Rebecca decided to do some research on her own and realized the many benefits of a high-deductible health plan supplemented by an HSA, including a lower monthly insurance premium and the elimination of a copay once the deductible was met. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 when I decided to sign up for that and start putting my money towards an HSA instead of using my money to pay premiums,鈥� says Rebecca. 鈥淏asically, I decided to pay myself first!鈥�
Maybe you, like Rebecca, initially missed out on the advantages of an HDHP and an HSA because the savings and advantages were obscured by confusing language. The great news is that it鈥檚 not too late to change your story and build your financial literacy.
Both Eddie and Rebecca will be coming to you via livestream on the first annual National HSA Awareness Day on Oct. 15, along with financial expert Jean Chatzky and one other panelist, who you will also meet on our blog. Register for this free, educational broadcast at .
Check back next week to meet our next HSA Day panelist. And if you鈥檝e already realized that HSAs are an excellent tool for saving and paying for medical expenses, please join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #LoveMyHSA.