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yankeepants

(1,979 posts)
6. Sadly, I envy both of you
Sat May 5, 2012, 07:42 PM
May 2012

We have nothing.
If anything happened to either of us we would be left to fend for ourselves.

We half own our house(with the bank) and we work, but other than that we have spent our savings and retirement to live on in the last couple of years.
The only good part is is that we have a positive atitude and we are stupid.

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my health insurance would be way different demtenjeep May 2012 #1
I've always told him that if he is going to die, please do so MissB May 2012 #2
Depending on your ages, ten-year TERM life insurance can be relatively cheap. ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #3
if something happened to me, I really don't think he would keep the house demtenjeep May 2012 #5
IIRC you don't have to use "mortgage cancellation" insurance proceeds to pay off the mortgage-- ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #10
One more thing: Life insurance in many states is much cheaper at savings banks ProgressiveEconomist May 2012 #19
Yes Fla_Democrat May 2012 #4
Sadly, I envy both of you yankeepants May 2012 #6
This is what needs to be addressed in congress. To work all your life then lose it all demtenjeep May 2012 #7
Pressure on n/t yankeepants May 2012 #12
That is how single people live. dkf May 2012 #13
exactly. and with a kid or kids it isn't easy either dana_b May 2012 #29
Was just talking about that at lunch today abelenkpe May 2012 #15
No abelenkpe May 2012 #8
We rent a house and own our cars outright (they are older) - TBF May 2012 #35
We would be OK either way. 11 Bravo May 2012 #9
no Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #11
It has changed so much. notadmblnd May 2012 #14
I am sorry demtenjeep May 2012 #16
I have another year and a half and I get my pension, Hopefully things will ease up then. notadmblnd May 2012 #21
Yup... TedBronson May 2012 #17
Yes...but my existence would change radically because.... Tikki May 2012 #18
The house would get paid off... cynatnite May 2012 #20
no...i`d be living with one of my kids or in a single room old folks home madrchsod May 2012 #22
I would be better off finacially... Kalidurga May 2012 #23
I agree with that. Too many memories demtenjeep May 2012 #24
I'd be a crazy person living on someone's sofa. hunter May 2012 #25
i would drastically downsize in a minute. i dont need or want all this space. and i would be able seabeyond May 2012 #26
How would your life change if you lost your SO? Adsos Letter May 2012 #27
I found when I lost my SO two years ago. The Term Life helped bridge things, which SharonAnn May 2012 #34
I don't know. I just hope I go first. femmocrat May 2012 #28
I would miss my lover, money would never be an issue cpamomfromtexas May 2012 #30
I don't have a SO, but if I died there's plenty to take care of my estate. tammywammy May 2012 #31
No - I'd lose pretty much everything within 6 months n/t FreeState May 2012 #32
Haven't got one; I'm on my own. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #33
We have no life insurance, but I think I'd be okay. Blue_In_AK May 2012 #36
We live in Mississippi so cannot be legally married....Our home would go to distant cousins of his... Rowdyboy May 2012 #37
My Wife is the kindest, gentlest, most generous person I've ever met in my life. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #38
I almost could, I think I'd stay in the house Roselma May 2012 #39
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