Is life insurance for me? Why should I buy life insurance and how much coverage do I need? While most financial plans are based upon our current or future needs and wants, life insurance looks beyond our lifetimes to the lives of the ones who will have to struggle on without us when we die. For this reason, some people are reluctant to buy life insurance, as if thinking about death—let alone planning for it—could make if occur instantly.

When you buy a life insurance policy, you pay the life insurance company a monthly premium, the cost of owning the insurance. Depending on how much coverage you want and need, premiums are usually very reasonable, perhaps about the cost of a couple of cups of coffee per day.

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