Thursday, March 6, 2008

Life Insurance

When I started this blog, I noted that I wanted to share with others things that I have learned, thus the title of my blog.
Over the almost 14 years of my marriage, my wife and I have talked many times about life insurance. We have never done anything more that have the policy that either she or I had through work. I am grateful to have that policy but if I were to pass away, it would not go very far to help my wife and/or my children.
Recently, we have decided to sign up for some additional life insurance. It has all been kind of crazy and I have learned a lot about the different types of policies, etc. I am not sure I know enough yet to even know if what we are doing is the right thing or not.
We have some friends that recently lost a baby during the birth process.
With the email I received this morning from my sister about her brother in law being found dead in his bed at 49, it made it even more clear that I need to go ahead and get this policy in place.

1 comment:

Sarah said...

Yep, better safe than sorry. Lee and I got will's when Amy came. There's a lawyer in town that charges $100 each for a basic one. Thats what we got. We don't have anything of any value yet, and we basically just wanted everything to go to Amy. Let me know if you want his number. He also gave us the forms for a living will (you don't need a lawyer for that). It's always better to be safe than sorry! Good job for getting everything lined up! I applaude your efforts, as most people don't see the need for such things.