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Debts After Death of a Spouse

How would we pay our debts if my husband (or wife), the family breadwinner, was laid off or died?


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This is one more reason to reduce your debt and boost your  savings. Be sure, also, that the family's chief breadwinner has a life  insurance policy that will cover the debts.

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