What is long-term care insurance and does it make sense for you? Long-term care insurance (LTCI) typically picks up the tab for very expensive illnesses that leave you unable to take care of your own “activities of daily living”. You generally need to be unable to care for yourself for quite a while before they’ll step in – a typical elimination period is 90 days. It helps with caregiving for dementia patients, or people who […]
When I was in my early twenties a grad student at my University drowned. He left behind a widow and a small child and no life insurance. They had been living in University housing and his new widow was left homeless. When we had children I made sure my husband and I each had life insurance. These sorts of tragedies are really visible and really dreadful and so life insurance occurs to people like this […]
Jean Chatzky’s take on debt. This was a quick read from the library: Pay It Down: From Debt to Wealth on $10/day by Jean Chatzky. The book is abbreviated and condensed into this series of articles on Money.cnn. First off, this book is nearly entirely about budgeting. Figure out what you’re already spending, and then take a look. The topic was just as dreary as it could be in this relentless little book. It would not let you […]
