Category Archives: Insurance

Is Increasing Your Deductible Really a Good Idea?

One of the pillars of Wealthy Turtle is the idea that personal finance is personal.  What works best for one person doesn’t necessarily work best for everyone.  This is partly because we’re emotional beings and our decisions are not always rational, and partly because our circumstances might be completely different from everyone else’s. That’s notContinue Reading

Life Insurance is a Vital Component of Any Financial Plan

You have carefully laid out the best of plans for your family.  You’ve built up a healthy emergency fund and you’re living comfortably below your means.  You’re paying yourself first and investing a healthy portion of your income.   Everything is going exactly according to plan. Then one day you swing by the deli to pickContinue Reading

Four Questions Your Home Insurance Company Will Ask About Your New Home

My wife and I recently purchased a new home and when I called around to get some home insurance quotes, I was surprised at some of the questions they asked me about the house. Obviously they wanted to know what kind of materials the home is built of and how close it is to theContinue Reading

Are You Sure Your Life Insurance Beneficiary Designations Are Set Up Properly?

Don’t let your family be torn apart or an old ex have the last laugh.  Update your life insurance beneficiary designations today. Life insurance is one of those topics that no one really likes to think about.  It’s much easier to pretend that we’ll live forever, but unfortunately that just isn’t true. Since you’re aContinue Reading

Should You Buy Life Insurance For Children?

Is life insurance for children a good idea or a waste of money? Ask that question at a dinner party and you’re bound to get some pretty intense responses.  That tends to happen when you talk about kids and death in the same sentence.  But let’s take a practical look at the pros and consContinue Reading

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