May
29
With my retirement has come a shift of focus as well. For many, many years now, I’ve poured my money into a 401K to prepare myself for this day and now that this day has arrived, I’ve decided to take my financial security outlook into the future once again.
I wanted to be certain that my family was protected when my time came. The last thing any family member wants to be burdened with when they lose a loved one is the expense side of things so I took it upon myself to see how I could help.
That’s when I came across final expense insurance.And it is very much what it says it is.An insurance policy insuring that when it is my time there won’t be a large debt left weighing down my family.
Even though I’m in great health now and don’t really have any outstanding debt, 60 years of life have taught me that there are always curveballs that get thrown your way.As medical costs can only go upwards, even my final week or so might put a large burden on my family.
By taking out a policy for final expense insurance, I know I have them covered which puts my mind at ease.We’ve seen the ads on television talking about funeral costs and so on, but they are a load of rubbish.
Purely driven by curiosity, I tried to price a funeral and there’s no real average across the board unfortunately.Moreover, insurance programs like that provide insufficient protection for my family in my opinion. Even if I had opted for something like a burial policy, what about the rest of my expenses?
I think it’s fair to say that none of us know when our time has come so it’s not something that we can easily prepare for. We can’t call up our utility company and tell them it will be ok to shut the water off on the 20th of next month as I won’t be around any longer.
I plan on breathing for quite a bit longer to be truthful.By choosing a final expense insurance policy I that when “my plan” fades out, my expenses won’t roll onto the backs of my loved ones. This, by itself, means it’s some of the most valuable insurance I’ve ever carried.