Friday, June 14, 2013

A Life Insurance Policy You Should Probably Never Buy

I’m the mother and father of two young boys myself therefore I comprehend the sensation of needing to protect them. But is purchasing whole or term life insurance for kids the best good way to help them?

That’s a matter you’ll have to answer for yourself, but here is my take on it.

Kids Life Is Inexpensive

In this nation it's not very common for small children to perish so the prices for a policy is rather inexpensive. That's the way the insurance carrier makes income, by collecting a small amount from lot's of people knowing that not many of those are ever going to report an insurance claim.

But Do You Really Need This Kind Of Plan

Even for this type of low-cost price the possibility just does not appear to be well worth the compensation. I think it might be more crucial that you insure you to ultimately defend your kids as opposed to to get them a policy.

Other Things To Think About

So should I buy life insurance for children? I don't think so but here are a couple things that might change your mind.

By buying a toddlers life insurance policy today they will have an option to get up the degree of coverage at the very same cost during the future years. Most policies start off small but ten times additional coverage can be bought at a highly affordable amount.

Did you know some coverages can earn a cash balance just as long a you make payment for the premium promptly. That monetary value can taken at a specified time and be used to spend on things such as higher education and maybe even thrown over into a great investment.

The reality is however that insurance coverage is not a savings vehicle and shouldn’t be addressed as one. You can find good ways to save lots through financial savings vehicles like education IRA's and 529 investment plans.

You will be able to build up much more money in a tax advantaged financial investment account than you ever could through life insurance coverage.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

A Typical Hindu Wedding

I am from south India and my wedding was a typical south Indian Hindu ceremony with lots of relatives and friends and fun and chaos. I got married on Oct 22, 2011. In our community, marriage is held at a place chosen by the bride's side.

Our marriage was held at an auditorium near our house. I was so excited and happy. I still remember the feeling of happy anticipation. I reached the auditorium early enough to get ready. My wedding dress was a bright red sari. It was so beautiful and that I just had to have it preserved.

There was a beautician to help me get ready. It was so wonderful to have some there that was a prefessional to do my hair and make up for me. She understood exactly the look I was looking to achieve and created it for me perfectly.

The marriage ceremony was at 10.30. My groom or husband to be arrived at 10 and there was the ceremony where my brother has to garland my husband-to-be and lead him to the dais.Then there was the ceremony where both the bride and the groom get the blessings of the elders of the family. After that my father led me to the dais where i was seated on the left side of the groom. These are very Hindi traditions.

At the right time he tied 'thali' - a golden pendant which is a symbol of the marriage- around my neck and then we garlanded each other. Then he put saffron on my forehead. It is a symbol which married Indian women wear.

Then we sought blessings from our elders and our friends and relatives gave us their best wishes and presents. My brother delivered the most beautiful toast. I know he worked very hard on it because I found a whole shoebox full of wedding speech samples that he was using for inspiration.

After that came the gruelling photo session when photographers from the both the bride's and groom's side made us stand in various poses and took pictures. Then we attended the wedding feast. It was a traditional south Indian vegetarian feast with rice, various curries and desserts. the feast ended by 2.30. I had to leave the auditorium immediately after the feast since the auspicious time for entering my husband will end at 5 and we had a two hour journey to make in order to reach there.

So, after getting blessings from my parents, I left for the house of my husband. We reached there before the auspicious time ended and there my mother-in-law invited me into the house by placing a lit lamp in my hand.


Sunday, July 8, 2012

As an individual who's grown up in a proactive Asian-American family, I've always been pressured by my parents to learn and master any type of instrument.

From playing the violin during elementary school to private piano lessons after class, I felt like I never truly enjoyed playing an instrument because of its technicality and patience. As a result, after middle school, I decided to drop my violin lessons and solely focus on mastering the paino. Personally, the piano represented the opportunity to play any song I enjoyed. Not only could the piano keys perfectly play a certain chord or rhythm in tune, but its wide range of tones or octaves gave me some versatility while playing a song. Hence, I began to love playing the piano due to its flexibility and harmony.



When entering high school, I decided to completely quit my piano lessons and start teaching myself songs I wanted to play. As it turned out, this became one of my greatest decisions in my musical career. The ability to play whatever song I desired to learn remained the greatest draw of why I continue to play piano to this day. Not only would I have the chance to play an instrument on my own schedule or time, but I would attain the flexibility of listening to songs and deciding I wanted to learn it on piano.

For instance, if I heard a song on a radio I enjoyed, I would simply have to search for it, print out the music sheets, and learn to play it. This truly revolutionized my view of playing an instrument and mastering it. Hence, whenever I sit down to play the piano, I truly enjoy the sound of chords perfectly mirroring familiar songs I enjoy listening to. In the end, the piano has moved me both in a musical sense, as well as, taught me that instruments can serve as a medium for self-discovery and passion.

I now want to learn to play the guitar. I can easily read sheet music. My friend, who is in a band, told me to see this guitar lessons review website if I want to learn on my own. I think I'm about to broaden my horizons.