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LCTi Myth: I Cannot Afford Long-Term Care Insurance

As the title of this says, the belief that you cannot afford long-term care insurance is nothing more than a myth. The truth of the matter is that everyone can afford long-term care insurance, and everyone who is interested in retirement planning should. The premiums are not high when they are compared with the long-term care cost that families, or the individual, will have to incur over the course of the long-term care life.

If you are worried that you cannot afford LTC insurance, then start getting the premiums as early as you can. There is nothing wrong with a 30-year-old doing retirement planning. In fact, the younger you are, the lower your premiums are. Often, a 30-year-old will pay $100 or more less than a senior citizen will in their monthly insurance premiums to pay for their LTC insurance. The types of young individuals who take the initiative to start retirement planning understand the LTC cost they may have to pay for without the insurance, and they understand that nearly half of all those who use LTC services are not over the age of 65.

LTC is incredibly important and an individual should make the effort to afford LTC insurance because it will make things easier, financially speaking, on their family and themselves. Costs can run as high as $5,000 per month for LTC, and without LTC insurance, an individual's savings can disappear very quickly.

For the cost of cable television or monthly payments on that exercise machine you bought but never use, you can afford to pay your insurance premiums on your LTC plan. There is no reason you cannot afford LTC insurance when you make the effort to cut back on non-essentials. There is nothing more essential than making sure you have the money to get the LTC you need in case you need help with your day-to-day activities.

Do not think that you will only need it when you are 80. Your life can change in an instant, and even at the young age of 40 you can require LTC because of an accident, surgery, or illness. Christopher Reeve was healthy and fit at the age of 41, at the age of 42 he was paralyzed from the neck down because of a fall from a horse. He required LTC for the rest of his life. If it can happen to Superman, it can happen to anyone.

Conclusion

If you believe the myth that only some can afford LTC insurance, then you need to give your head a shake. Everyone, even if they have to cut back on that latte every day, can afford LTC insurance when they make the initiative. Retirement planning for LTC cost is an effective way of taking your future by the horns and ensuring your family does not have to pay for your care, thereby putting financial stresses on them as well. Everyone can afford LTC insurance, it is just a matter of whether or not they want to take the initiative and pay for it.

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Submitted 2009-07-21 07:27:43
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