SanDiegogirl

Hopefully that with a family of 7 you have budgeted a few thousand dollars a month for health insurance premiums?

Winston_the_Great_Dane

Something to be mindful of is the size of company your husband will find work in and the subsequent quality of healthcare insurance i.e. how much the company will contribute to the policy, your premium contribution and the deductible (excess) you would have to pay. The type of industry you describe are often smaller independent outfits IMO.

I have good health insurance as I work for a big company. I pay $175 every 2 weeks for my family of four. This gets me a $3k deductible, $5k max out of pocket for an individual and an $11k max out of pocket for the family.

My BIL &SIL both work for small companies and their healthcare does not come close. Pretty sure they have a $7k deductible. Ultimately, their company doesn't have the bargaining power and quantity of employees to spread the risk across the policy and they subsequently end up with mediocre insurance.

With a family of 7, I would be targeting larger employers and make sure you understand the health benefits before starting.

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jjmb

Has he looked into whether his training/education /experience will transfer over here successfully? Also have you looked into the salaries that position makes. I should imagine Pennsylvania is quite an expensive state to live in.