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HSA question

Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:35 pm
Posted by Duckman13
Tiger Stadium
Member since Dec 2006
3047 posts
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:35 pm
Im 34, self employed, married and have a 5,000 deductable. (no kids) I never go to the Doctor (I know this could change in a second). Why would I not want to max out an HSA every year.
Posted by MG
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
275 posts
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:40 pm to
No reason not to max it out. You'll thank yourself when you have kids that you have Thousands in an HSA.
Posted by rmc
Truth or Consequences
Member since Sep 2004
26523 posts
Posted on 1/20/14 at 2:48 pm to
It can also act as another tax deferred IRA. A lot of HSA account providers have investment vehicles that you can utilize. I think HSAbank.com allows you to use TD Ameritrade to trade a lot of stuff. At 65, you can withdraw the money penalty free (not tax free -- you've never been taxed on it).

LINK
This post was edited on 1/20/14 at 2:49 pm
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39584 posts
Posted on 1/20/14 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

you've never been taxed on it


Not always true. My employer used to have an after-tax HSA.
Posted by Ole War Skule
North Shore
Member since Sep 2003
3409 posts
Posted on 1/21/14 at 8:29 am to
max it out every year and watch it grow tax free (or crash as the case may be)

HSABank will let you trade it at Ameritrade (just about anything, not a short list of bad mutual funds with high fees)

ETA: I see all of this has already been covered...never mind
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 8:31 am
Posted by dcrews
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2011
30194 posts
Posted on 1/21/14 at 12:00 pm to
quote:

Why would I not want to max out an HSA every year.


I would imagine you wouldn't want to if there was something other than healthcare expenses that you absolutely knew you'd need the money for. Otherwise, have an ample amount of money in your savings account for non health related emergencies and stack your HSA as much as you can afford to.

I just doubled my contributions starting with my next paycheck
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 12:01 pm
Posted by LSUnGA
Buford, GA
Member since Jun 2009
1694 posts
Posted on 1/22/14 at 6:47 am to
last year was my first year in a high deductible plan with an HSA. We maxed out our contributions and actually paid for most of our expenses out of pocket, except for a few high dollar procedures. But we should be starting off the year with about 4k in the account. My goal is to have my maximum out of pocket covered in the account this year and then continue to build. I can cover pretty much all of my doctor bills at this point, I want this account as a safety net in case any thing major were to happen.
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