Insurance Ups and Downs

Good news or bad news first?

Well, I'll start with the good -- a funny insurance story.

This morning I finally get around to getting serious about signing up Amelia for life insurance. I already had a quote from my go-to source, but I didn't want as much insurance as their minimum was, so pretty much passed on that one. I called the company that my original life insurance plan is through. In the process of getting my quote, I find out that my parents started my policy 2 days before my 10 month birthday. Amelia will be 10 months in 3 days! Guess I should officially sign up tomorrow, right? Weird, huh?

And then the bad....

Chris's car was hit in his work parking lot recently, and his bumper needs fixed. It really irks me that a fellow employee or student hit his car and didn't say anything to him about it. And everyone knows his car, thanks to the "my other car is a Vespa" license plate holder. So thanks to someone else's negligence, we're paying the $250 deductible.

People really have a problem with taking responsibility these days. Parents are not doing a good job with their kids in this regard. We promise to work on this with Amelia, and not shield her from rightful consequences to her actions!