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Term Life Quote Coverage - Part II
Burial and funeral expenses are not getting lower. That’s true of most service industries, right? Many
families seek closure with a funeral costing many thousands of dollars. So it’s really practical and
thoughtful to have these plans made beforehand, wouldn’t you say? You’ll want to add this expense to your
coverage amount.
Planning on educating your children? This, of course, is going to cost something. Even if your kids are
smart enough to win free education. You’re smart enough not to depend on that, right? So add this expense.
As you probably know, retirement planning is not just for the government anymore. Once upon a time, it was
a simple plan. You expected Uncle Sam to keep part of your paycheck. Then, they give it back to you some
years later. However, as we know, something went very, very wrong with this idea back in the 1900’s.
That’s why just about every financial expert alive today will agree: you need to set aside your own money.
How much have you set aside so far? How much do you still need to build? What happens if you’re not there
to keep building this amount? Again, you’ll want to add this remaining amount to your insurance coverage
number.
Do you have investments other than your retirement account? What’s their annual rate of return? You’ll
want to consider what happens if you’re not able to continue making these investments. How important is it
to keep these investments going? You’ll want to include the annual rate of return in with your annual
income before multiplying by the factor of 3-20 that depends on your age, as mentioned above.
In many families, children or other family members have special needs. Perhaps it’s continuing medical
expenses. Or a dream project that must be completed. You know more about these needs than anyone else does.
If these things apply, you’ll want to make sure these needs are cared for. So, again, you’ll want to add
this to your insurance coverage amount.
Another important factor. Does a gallon of gas cost more now than it did in 1950? Silly question, right?
Yes, inflation is a super important factor to include when considering your family’s needs. You’ll want to
factor the growing inflation into your insurance coverage amount.
We hope you can see that this exercise was not designed to create some high number. It's our aim to help
people see the wisdom of considering as many factors as possible in this very important decision - how best
to protect your family. And for considering these, you’re to be congratulated for caring about them. After
all, isn’t that what insurance is for?
If you’ve decided that term quotes are for you (or even if you’d just like to compare and see)...now that
you know how much life insurance coverage you need, go forth and compare. That is, before you give
LifeQuoteCenter.com the opportunity to give you the lowest rate.
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