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081022 Is Life Insurance Worth It?

The decision to buy life insurance is personal.

So many of the insurance calculations depend on your circumstances,

Financial situation and future plans.

 

Even individuals who don’t currently have dependents, a business,

Or significant debt may want to look into getting life insurance.

That’s because the cost will go up as you age, which means that right

Now is likely the cheapest time for you to buy a policy. 

 

Even the best planners can’t predict the financial fallout of your demise.

Carrying some life insurance can provide a layer of financial protection

For your beneficiaries.

 

Thinking through the potential financial issues that could arise after your

Death can help you answer the big questions: when, and how much

Life insurance you should buy, if any.

 

- Emily Guy Birken

 

https://www.thebalance.com/who-needs-life-insurance-2645793#toc-why-buy-life-insurance

 

 

Hayden Childs

Alabama Licensed Agent

(205) 269-1382

www.haydenchilds.net

 

“The grief is bad enough,

Don’t leave the burden

To your family!”

https://www.rememberingalife.com/

 

 


 

 

 

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