Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:35     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Anonymous wrote:Life insurance is recommended if you have dependents. I think most people let it go when the kids are no longer dependents.


Recommended by life insurance companies and their sales force.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:29     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Anonymous wrote:Life insurance is recommended if you have dependents. I think most people let it go when the kids are no longer dependents.


We got a 15yr term when our first was born. It ran out 2 years ago. They are still dependents, but with 1M now in home equity, 1.5M in 401K, our employer life coverage, and then a good amount in brokerage accounts and their 529s fully funded, there really is no need for the expense of life insurance. I'm now more worried about dying and then our kids/young adults having access to way more money than they should! Each year that goes by it is not like we are getting any more poor.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:26     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Make a will giving it to your child. After that it should go to charity.

If you put the name of others that can inherit the money after your child or before your child, there is a chance they will get your kid killed, so that they can get the inheritance.

Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:24     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Anonymous wrote:Yes, how old is your child? How many other children does her Ex have? While Ex makes a lot of money, how is his NW?


Child is 8. Don’t know ex’s NW, but he owns a house outright and is a high earner so I’m not concerned.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:10     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Life insurance is recommended if you have dependents. I think most people let it go when the kids are no longer dependents.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 14:02     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Our kids are 13& 17, we no longer carry life insurance. We have enough NW that they will have more than enough to care for themselves.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 12:55     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Anonymous wrote:We have it with three kids under ten. Will reassess when they’re all in college.


When they are in college, you’ll be 10-15 years older and much more expensive to insure, even if your health remains stable. I would get a longer policy now if they are special needs or you have other reason to believe they’d need the insurance pay out.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 07:13     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

We have it with three kids under ten. Will reassess when they’re all in college.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 07:07     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Anonymous wrote:We had it for 20 years when our kids were small. Now no need.

Same here.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 07:01     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

We had it for 20 years when our kids were small. Now no need.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 07:00     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

We don’t. Our net worth is $2.5m and dh has a military pension with benefits for the kids should something happen to him. I tried to get it but then was diagnosed with breast cancer so that’s out.

At $3m you are basically self-insured. I wouldn’t worry about it.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 06:55     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Yes you’re fine. My dad cancelled his life insurance policy when he was 50 and I was 25 and my higher education was mostly paid for. He died the following year. NW under $1 mil, all to my mom. Bad luck but I only miss him, not the insurance money. $3mil is a ton of money to care for any age child’s basic needs and education.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 22:13     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

Yes, how old is your child? How many other children does her Ex have? While Ex makes a lot of money, how is his NW?
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 20:42     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

How old is your child?
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 20:27     Subject: Ok not to have life insurance?

My NW is $3M and my exH makes a lot of money. All my estate goes to my one child with a different trustee and ExH would get the child if I died. Age 50.