So after a good 40 some odd years of working my butt off, I’ve finally come to the point where I can gladly look forward to my retirement.”Golden Years” some call it, yet is it really golden I ask you.I’ve known a lifetime of work and start to experience stir-craziness when I have a few days to be home relaxing.  I think the next years will be an interesting learning experience to say the least.

But with that being said, I was taught as a kid entering college a few very particular lessons that I still haven’t forgotten to this day.  The biggest lesson of them all, though, was that of financial security and well being.  Up until these days, all my focus has been on making sure I nest egg away enough cash to keep me going in my retirement days.  Now that those days are upon me, though, I need to shift focus to other things.

I don’t contribute to a 401K any more, rather I will be emptying one out, which certainly will be odd.  I took that as my cue, though, to set myself and my family up for my own well being and theirs.  I hate to say it as it sounds a little creepy to me but the reality is that we all pass on when it’s our time and I wanted to make sure that my family wasn’t stuck with my financial burdens when that day comes.Dealing with the extras that are added on was the hard and unexpected thing about my parents passing, funeral expense, medical bills debts they had, and even legal fees.

It was not only the last thing on my mind but truly the last thing I wanted to deal with at that moment so I’ve decided to do a little research on how to keep my family out of that mess when my time comes.  For that, I’ve found the one simple solution and it’s known as final expense insurance.Truly, final expense insurance is what I have been seeking.I have it organized to cover all my current debts, which I hope to eliminate before I pass, and to leave small bequests to those that stick around after I’m gone.  It’s truly a great thing to know that I’m relieving my family of undue stress.