Life Insurance
Life insurance is a bridge to financial independence — it protects your dependents until your investments can do the job. Learn how to choose the right coverage.
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Term Life vs Whole Life Insurance
Term Life
- Simple, affordable, pure protection
- Match the term to your FI timeline (10, 20, 30 years)
- Once you're FI, you're self-insured — the policy expires when you no longer need it
- 10-15x cheaper than whole life for the same death benefit
Best for: anyone with dependents on the path to FI
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Whole Life
- Much higher premiums for the same death benefit
- Cash value grows slowly with high fees
- Agents earn large commissions — creates sales pressure
- Returns lag behind simple index fund investing
Rarely the right choice for most FI-focused families.
The ChooseFI take
Buy cheap term life, invest the difference. Once your portfolio can replace your income, you're self-insured and the policy can expire. That's the whole point — life insurance is a bridge to FI, not a lifelong expense. Whole life locks you into high premiums with poor returns compared to index fund investing.
Reach FI and you've effectively self-insured. Term covers the gap until you get there.
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