When You’re Gone

Now that most of the members of my close family are getting older, the subject of what to do after someone is gone seems to keep coming up more and more. It’s getting to the point now that its almost more expensive for someone to die than it is for them to live. Families are getting hit with outrageous medical bills from their loved ones last days, compounded on top of the already outrageous prices of funerals and burial lots at cemeteries. Pretty soon a funeral is going to cost more than a wedding and I think it’s a shame. I sure don’t want my loved ones to be burdened by huge bills after I’m dead. You’re supposed to be able to grieve and move on; you shouldn’t be having to worry about how you’re going to pay for everything and unfortunately I think that’s what a lot of people are having to deal with nowadays.

I’m still young, but you can bet your bottom that as soon as I settle down and start my family, my number one priority is going to be life insurance. I refuse to leave my spouse / children helpless in the event of my death. If I have insurance then they’ll have that money to help cover funeral and medical bills and hopefully they might even have some left over (depending on how much the policy is worth). I currently have a life insurance plan that my mother got me when I was little, but it’s only worth a couple hundred dollars so it isn’t of any use to me. I’m going to have to do my research and decide the best company to go with, but it’s definitely something that’s on the forefront of my mind.