If you are in need of a cheap life insurance policy then I'll tell you something right up front and I'm going to be brutally honest with you about my opinion so are you ready? Are you sure? I can sum it all up in two words.
Buy Term.
Term life insurance is much less expensive than other life insurance options, such as Whole life.
There are very distinct differences between the two policies that you should take into account before choosing to buy one.
Let's take a brief look at each one.
Whole Life Insurance Whole Life is meant to provide insurance coverage for your entire life from the day you purchase the policy.
Whole life policies take a portion of your premium payments and place it into a separate, interest bearing account that you can actually borrow against later in life as it accumulates.
The amount in this savings account is known as "Cash Value".
Whole Life used to be more popular, but now people realize that there are other ways that are better to invest your money rather than in an insurance policy.
I'm not saying that this is a "bad" investment because at least your money is being invested somewhere, I personally, along with many others, believe that there are better ways to go.
Term Life Insurance If you're looking for a cheap policy that provides pure insurance protection then Term life is the way to go.
There's no savings account attached to a Term policy so you're only paying for pure insurance coverage, which is the way that it should be.
Term life is much less expensive than Whole life also.
The choice is up to you and it totally depends upon your needs and the needs of your loved ones.
Take a good look at both, then take a good look at your budget and if you're in need of a cheaper, less expensive option, then Term may be your correct choice.
You make the call.