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Gerber Life Ins
Asked by S. from Las Vegas
on October 31, 2007
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Hi, I was just wondering if any of you have signed up for the Gerber Life ins program for your litle ones. I've been getting brochures in the mail scince before my son...
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- You MUST have life insurance on all of your kids until they have their own full-time employment out of your home. However, I am not familiar with the Gerber product. ...
- I have gerber life ins for both of my kids, 13 and 2. I like the program very much. It is very affordable and it gives you many options on how to pay. I would recco...
- Actually S., we did sign up in 2001 for my first born entered the world. we did it maybe a day or two after we was born. Unfortunately, we was not expecting to collect...
Gerber Life Insurance
Asked by T.J. from Seattle
on June 15, 2010
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My stepmom has offered to pay for life insurance for my two daughters. When she sent me the paperwork to sign she listed herself as the beneficiary! Is that weird that...
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- Totally weird. That's going to be a hard one to approach, but maybe you can talk to her about these things?
- We have gerber life insurance for our children. Just a heads up here the policy is pretty much just enough to pay for a funeral. Have you discussed this with her? ...
- Generally speaking, it's not a great idea to insure a liability. You should only insure assets (house, car, people who earn an income or take care of the kids). As odd...
Saving for Your Toddler's College Fund! 529, Gerber Life, Etc???
Asked by J.A. from St. Louis
on February 11, 2011
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Any suggestions on what you and your family are doing?
While my parent's paid for about 60% of my college career, they hardly saved at all and left both myself and...
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- Hm, no savings for kids. We own properties (one paid off) and plan on buying more as years pass. Come college time, if kids don't get scholarships then we sell a prope...
- Missouri's MOST plan is one of the top five best plans in the US. Not sure why you would look anywhere else. Oh Lola, we thought the same thing about private sch...
- Honestly your financial planner is right. There are many ways to finance a college education. You can't borrow your own retirement. While "maxing out" your retirement ...
Life Insurance
Asked by K.L. from Seattle
on March 6, 2009
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Hello Mommys!
I need some advice on getting life insurance. I have life insurance through work, but its not very much. I am 30 years old and I'm wondering if its i...
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- Hi K.. Find a good independent insurance agent who can explain all of your options to you. Whole life insurance is more expensive than term life insurance. It may no...
- GOOD question K.- and NO you don't have to purchase term insurance ( that's the kind that only covers for a certain period of time) - you can purchase the other kind -...
- I personally dumped my life insurance at work, for my daughter anyway.It just wasn't really worth the money and we can't afford the extra expense when I only work part...
Life Insurance
Asked by L.M. from Barnstable
on June 8, 2008
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Can anyone recommend who they use or life insurance?
It is on my list of things to do this week and was looking some feedback.
Do you term or whole?
Thanks for your...
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- Level term life insurance is what you need as others have said. We have 30 year from sbli. I don't think it is necessary to get whole when you are older (someone said ...
- Hi L., I actually work in the insurance field(we sell all companies and types of insurance) and we use AM Best ratings system to find what companies would work best fo...
- Hi L. and everyone else, My husband & I picked up a term policy from Primerica. The company is locally owned as a franchise and I like that. Erick Arndt came to our h...
Life Insurance on Me (Wife) and Children?
Asked by M.A. from Seattle
on January 23, 2009
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I have been getting alot of offer for life insurance. Does any one have any suggestion of good life insurance? yes I know about gerber life as I do have that one, but...
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- Hey, I actually work at State Farm, and I am a licensed agent... I would say that whatever company you choose, to check their financial strength. All insurance comp...
- Hey M. - My husband is also military (17 years and counting) & we have his SGLI & Spouse SGLI through the military. We also have AAFMAA for additional coverage for us ...
- I just finished a finance course and learnt to get INS on kids just enough to cover funeral costs and INS on moms enough to pay for childcare for your kids while hubb...
Life Insurance? Aflac? I Spend Our $ on Health Insurance
Asked by M.N. from Charlotte
on October 18, 2011
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We all have health insurance, but none of us have Aflac or life insurance. My friend told me she spends hundreds a month on Aflac and life insurance and if I don't bu...
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- I actually have some great benefits for my job. I do have health insurance on my whole family, in addition I have life and AD&D insurance on everyone. I can only hav...
- First of all I would never sacrifice health insurance. You never know when you will be sick or an injury can occur. When it comes to life insurance on children, ...
- I wouldn't say you are making a mistake but I will say she is. She is giving up health insurance in place of life insurance? Seems like she is too focused on their d...
Should I Get Life Insurance for My Baby?
Asked by S.J. from Charlottesville
on March 8, 2009
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I have a 14 month old daughter. I am wondering if I should get a small life insurance policy on her, god forbid anything were to happen. I just read on the internet ...
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- I recently signed up for life insurance for myself through State Farm (I have my car insurance with them, too). I went ahead and put a child rider on my life insuranc...
- Hi S., I got life insurance on my children when they were about 3 weeks old. The life insurance was puchased for myself but I added my children also to the policy....
- Its definitely a good thing to have. I have two friends who have lost children (one was born with a heart condition and they knew he wouldn't survive; the other died ...
Life Insurance Drama
Asked by M.L. from Indianapolis
on April 22, 2008
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Hello fellow mammas! I am the mother of a beautiful 20 mo. old daughter and have been "fighting" with my hubby to get more life insurance. When we got married we got...
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- My husband also didn't believe in life insurance. He said buying it was betting that you were going to die. My husband developed cancer at age 46 and died at age 48....
- I also have worked in the insurance business. Tell your husband that if he should suddenly die that you and your daughter could loose your house and everything you own...
- M., As a life insurance agent, I may have a bias opinion. But you need to speak to someone like myself who has some way of putting you and your husband through a prog...
Saving for Education
Asked by A.W. from San Francisco
on April 4, 2008
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I am wanting to open up an education account for my 7mos old and wondering if 529 is really the best way to go. I also want something that is a liquid asset so I plan ...
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- A 529 plan is a real blessing, but it is meant for college or post secondary education only. This is the way it works...you put in money and it grows tax free. You c...
- Hi A., Our accountant set up 529 accounts for our kids. We contributed for one year. They continue to perform quite well. However... There will always be someone (...
- The great thing about the 529 is that you can use it for anything education related, not just college. If you decide your kid should go to a private school, you can wi...
