That's
not exactly what they say, since a fair amount of your deposits are
federally insured. Of course, if things get really bad, that won't
matter, but we're not going there.
In this
worse-than-even-I-thought economy, its important to do whatever you can
to protect the assets you have. What does this have to do with
parenting? Well, do you want to leave the little buggers anything to
pay for that nice old-age home you may end up in? (Don't answer that if
today was the day junior decided to arch his back and kick you in the
family jewels while you tried to do something horrible to him, like put
him in the stroller and take him out to buy a bagel. Not that this has
ever happened to me. Really.)
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