If I asked you who’s “bringing home the bacon?” who would you name? You? Your spouse? Both?
The origins of this funny phrase can’t be traced for sure, but there are two popular stories. The first goes back to a small village in Dunmow, England, where it is said, in AD 1111, there was a contest to win a side of bacon. In order to win, you had to honestly say that you had complete marital harmony for over a year. In over 500 years, there were only eight winners. (How’s that for marriage counseling?)
The second explanation comes from the ancient sport of catching a greased pig at county fairs – the winner kept the pig, thus, “bringing home the bacon.”
In all of these stories, there’s a common theme: the bacon is good. It provides for the family, and we give accolades to the one who brings it back for us.
However, what’s bacon without someone to cook it?
Most of the time we say that the person earning an income is the provider for the family. But providing for a family is so much more than bringing home a paycheck (even though this is also crucial). Families also need everyday activities to be done, like laundry, bills, taking care of kids and cooking. The economic value of a stay-at-home parent, is just as important in our minds as the one who runs to work every morning.
So when it comes to disability income insurance, why do we often ignore the value of a stay-at-home parent? If they weren’t able to perform their household activities, you would most likely have to pay someone else to pick up those responsibilities. Would you be able to afford childcare, time off work and medical expenses on top of dealing with the emotional toll of disability?
Stay-at-home parents have a significant financial impact – even though they’re the ones “cooking the bacon” – not bringing it home.
There is a way to protect the bacon-cookers out there! With disability income insurance. This type of insurance is designed to step in and help, through monthly cash payments, if something happens to the insured and he/she is unable to work. It helps provide an essential financial safety if the unexpected were to happen.
Wondering where you can find this type of insurance? brightpeak offers disability income insurance to homemakers. In fact, we’re one of the very few companies that do. We developed this insurance specifically for young adults and families. You can learn more about this product and get a quote by clicking the button below. Our quotes are instant and anonymous because we think it’s important for people to access to this information without sales pressure.
Bring on the bacon!
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