Mommy Musings

This post is brought to you by Genworth and Brandfluential . Iframe support required to view this content. If I have learned anything in the past 15 months or so, it's that nothing in life is guaranteed.  People die, things change, the world throws curve balls when you least expect it.  And while nothing can really prepare you for the unexpected, there are a few things you can do to soften the blow. When tragedy strikes, in any form, the last thing you want to be thinking about is finances.  That is why it is best to be prepared way before anything happens. I stumbled upon this article , found on Genworth , that really helped me come up with a plan for our financial future. It outlines the three different kinds of insurance everyone should be looking into.  They are life, disability, and long-term care.  These are things everyone, whether they have a car or not, have a house or not, are married or single, have kids or none, with eventually have to deal with....

I am proud to bring you this post brought to you by Genworth and Brandfluential .   These days, people in our country are living longer and longer than ever before {and what a great blessing that is!} But with that must also come with the knowledge on how to make sure you have enough money to carry you until the end of your life. Many people these days retire in their 60's.  They are then living well into their 90's.  Which means that person needs to have enough money coming in for 30+ years.  Now I don't know about you, but this fact overwhelms me, and I'm only 30!  But planning for retirement is not something you should start looking into when you're 50.  It's something we should all be doing right now. Skip and I have already started saving for our retirement, but there is lots more we can still be doing.  Thankfully Genworth , an easy to navigate site, is there to help with some of our questions. I love looking at whether or not we're ready for r...