Remember that the policy generally will cover replacement cost, so a claim would result in you being able to replace the property rather than just getting
the depreciated value of your things.
Not exact matches
The primary consideration is: Do we want to retain our money, and potentially watch it
depreciate in
value or do we want to invest some
of it now for
things we would enjoy long term?
Minimizing the purchase
of things that
depreciate in
value will significantly improve your family's ability to build wealth.
You pay interest on not only the purchase
of the vehicle but also the insurance, the warranty and any other items for a
thing that
depreciate in
value.
The biggest problem (besides feeding an already unfettered since
of entitlement among most people) with all
of this is that all
of this debt is backed by
depreciating assets (cars, furniture, electronics, etc) or
things that no longer have any
value (such as meals, old clothing, vacations, and a worthless degree in a subject you'll never use)!
The U.S. Department
of Transportation is liable for up to $ 3,500 worth
of items (based on their
depreciated value), so if you're packing many expensive
things, it may be worth investing in travel insurance to protect that property.
This is especially true when you consider that most
of the time,
things depreciate but their retail
value continues to increase.