> - Health insurance is another big expense. At one point I paid more for insurance than rent, because I'm self-employed.
Health insurance is also really expensive as an employee, but people dont notice because half of the cost is completely hidden for them ("paid" by the employer) and the other half also never reaches their bank account but is on listed in the monthly payroll notification.
Death insurance is not compulsory and I'm not sure why the OP pointed out health insurance. I was just pointing out that it is expensive, independent whether you are self-employed or not.
Health insurance is also really expensive as an employee, but people dont notice because half of the cost is completely hidden for them ("paid" by the employer) and the other half also never reaches their bank account but is on listed in the monthly payroll notification.