A couple of days ago, I gave hipsters a primer on why they shouldn't go out of their way to sign up for the Obamacare health insurance exchanges. In short, the health care exchanges feed on the supple, easy-to-insure flesh of the young and virile in order to pay out all of the many expenses associated with housing, feeding, caring for and picking up after Baby Boomers.
Yep, the same generation who coined the phrase, "Never Trust Anyone Over 30" is happily proving their own remarkable foresight by fleecing their children bare to fund their high-rise loft senior living apartments.
But I digress. There are a number of reasons, of course, to avoid state-run health exchanges like the zombie plague they are, but did you know that opting out of state-run health insurance could actually save you money? A National Center for Public Policy Research study showed that young Americans could save around $500 per year* if they opt out of the individual mandate and pay a measley $95 "objection fee." And of course, if as many young people burn their Obamacare draft cards as are expected, young Americans could actually force the system to collapse under its own weight. Theoretically, anyway. In practice, we see how easy the government lets go of things. **cough** Social Security **cough**.
Anyway, I'm here to show you the top 20 hipster things you could do with that $500 extra dollars per year.
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