Shannah Shares: Is My Life Insurance Enough For My Family

On this episode of Shannah Shares, Community Q&A, I'm answering a question from Erica: "Hi Shannah! First off I love your podcast. Your podcast has helped me so much. I learn something new every time I tune in. My question is this. I'm 31 years old with a 2-year-old son which I’m the sole provider for. When he was born I bought a term life insurance policy for 20 or 25 years for 10x my salary. I thought I was thoroughly covered as all the financial advice I get says that’s what you should get to make sure your child is taken care of when you’re gone. Two weeks ago my uncle passed away unexpectedly and I’ve been assisting in planning his funeral. My question is this if you have term life insurance and you live past that then essentially you’re no longer covered and now need some other type of burial policy; what type of insurance or burial policy would you recommend? Should I get that in place now because I’m young with no major health issues or can I wait until the policy I have now expires? I want to not only be sure my son is covered if something happened to me during his childhood but also that I’m not a burden to him in my adulthood. Thanks for your advice and all that you do. " Links Dispelling the Myths Around Life Insurance episode Do I Really Need Life Insurance episode Life Insurance Demystified episode Episode Sponsors Shopify is more than a store. Connect with your customers. Drive sales. Manage your day-to-day. Go to http://www.shopify.com/mymoney for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly debt payments today when you go to UPSTART.com/mymoney.  I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at http://www.betterhelp.com/mymoney.  If you're the type of person who's like me and always thinking about new business ideas and startup ideas, start listening today to the My First Million podcast in any podcast player. FOLLOW & SHARE Leave us a 5-star review. Head to this link and let us know why you love the show. Reviews help us continue to grow and bring on more amazing guests. Thank you in advance! http://bit.ly/millennial-money. Love this episode? Share it with a few friends so they can learn these valuable money concepts as well. Be sure to FOLLOW and SUBSCRIBE to never miss an episode! Sign up for my weekly Let’s Talk Money email newsletter https://bit.ly/letstalkmoneyemail Shannah Shares: Community Q&A Have a Shannah Shares question, submit it here https://www.mmoneypodcast.com    Follow Me Here for More Money Tips Shannah on Twitter https://twitter.com/shannahgame  Shannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shannahgame/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices