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Do you really need life insurance?

Is anyone dependent on your income, like a family member or creditor (like a mortgage lender or business loan)? No? You don’t need life insurance! Yes? I suggest you talk to a trusted insurance agent — aka EXPERT! — for recommendations. Do you want to protect your people for a set period of years, like… Continue reading Do you really need life insurance?

You Can’t Take it With You — Life Insurance That Is!

Got life insurance at work?   Great! Leaving the job for something bigger and better?  Congrats! Retiring from the daily grind?   Have fun! But… heads-up!   You can’t take your cheap, affordable term life insurance with you.   I bet you didn’t know that, right?    You can only keep your cheap, affordable term life insurance if you change… Continue reading You Can’t Take it With You — Life Insurance That Is!

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?

Why life insurance is a good idea, in one sentence

Simply put, your loved ones will be left with choices – not just expenses. That’s why The Insurance Mom wants you to think really hard about life insurance.