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The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #7

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must always be lived forwards. (Thanks Mr. Kierkegaard!)

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #6

“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.” (Thank you Dennis Wholey)

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #5

Never buy insurance for something you can reasonably afford to pay for yourself.

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #4

The last thing you want to hear is your Insurance Mom saying “I told you so.” So I’m telling you!

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #3

When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. (Wisdom from the Dalai Lama!)

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #2

If health care was affordable, we wouldn’t need health insurance. Just so’s ya know.

The Insurance Mom’s Quip. #1

To IGNORE the facts does not CHANGE the facts. I’m just sayin’.

Freelancers & Independent Contractors! A new CA law could HURT your status!

If you’re a FREELANCER in CA (aka INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS) — read all of this to protect your $$$ ! The Insurance Mom wants to make you aware of a recent CA Supreme Court ruling.    It could really HURT you as a FREELANCER.     If you HIRE freelancers, this new state law could hurt you as a… Continue reading Freelancers & Independent Contractors! A new CA law could HURT your status!

Have YOU planned for the OMG??!

Do YOU have enough bucks tucked under the mattress for that OMG-unexpected-high-medical-expense?  And, they’re always unexpected!  How will you pay for stuff?   Most people don’t have enough saved up for that OMG! time… or even for sushi next week.    I have some great ideas… like an automatic savings plan, like life insurance, like disability insurance,… Continue reading Have YOU planned for the OMG??!

Can you measure the value of time?

Tim Wiholt, an insurance broker from Nashville, wrote this lovely LinkedIn post.  I adored it!  I just had to share his sentiments. Life by the numbers . . . the average person lives to be about 80.  We spend roughly the first 20 years learning, the last 20 retiring, and the 40 in the middle… Continue reading Can you measure the value of time?