02 Nov Since society has evolved, so must your insurance Why do you take out life insurance? It’s most often taken out when you have debt, such as a mortgage or business loan, or have kids. This is because you want the surviving family members to be financially comfortable when you are gone. As your kids leave home and debt is reduced to zero, the need for life cover reduces as well. Life insurance has evolved a lot over the last few years, just as society has. It used to be that you had to die to collect it, but now ‘living insurances’ (for
Why do you take out life insurance? It’s most often taken out when you have debt, such as a mortgage or business loan, or have kids. This is because you want the surviving family members to be financially comfortable when you are gone. As your kids leave home and debt is reduced to zero, the need for life cover reduces as well. Life insurance has evolved a lot over the last few years, just as society has. It used to be that you had to die to collect it, but now ‘living insurances’ (for
26 Oct 'I survived cancer. So why am I so sad?' I'd been cancer-free for nine months when I found myself weeping over poorly made eggs over easy. The yolks were hard, instead of dripping and lovely and orange. Those rigid yokes were the proverbial last straw. I'd had cancer for God's sakes, and I was crying over eggs? I was supposed to be a survivor. We cancer survivors are everywhere these days. When I was young, in the late 1960s, cancer seemed to always win. If you heard your friend's grandma had cancer, you understood she would die,
I'd been cancer-free for nine months when I found myself weeping over poorly made eggs over easy. The yolks were hard, instead of dripping and lovely and orange. Those rigid yokes were the proverbial last straw. I'd had cancer for God's sakes, and I was crying over eggs? I was supposed to be a survivor. We cancer survivors are everywhere these days. When I was young, in the late 1960s, cancer seemed to always win. If you heard your friend's grandma had cancer, you understood she would die,
10 Oct Give a thought to insurance If something were to happen to her, what would she do? What if it was serious. Who would support her and her partner? Who would pay the mortgage? Homes and livelihoods lost. If you had a machine sitting on your couch that churned out thousands of dollars per year, wouldn't you protect it? These include life insurance, total and permanent disablement cover income protection and medical insurance. What happens to the people with an "I'll get to it" philosophy.
If something were to happen to her, what would she do? What if it was serious. Who would support her and her partner? Who would pay the mortgage? Homes and livelihoods lost. If you had a machine sitting on your couch that churned out thousands of dollars per year, wouldn't you protect it? These include life insurance, total and permanent disablement cover income protection and medical insurance. What happens to the people with an "I'll get to it" philosophy.