Prepare Your Home For Vacation
Posted: July 14, 2022
Vacation is for fun and relaxation. If you plan on being away from your home for an extended period here are some tips to prepare your home for vacation and take some of your worries away: Tell a trusted neighbor/friend that you will be away. Provide them with your contact information if they don’t already have it and see if they can put out...
Save Cash With These Summer Home Tips
Posted: July 14, 2022
Summer is here, and with hot weather comes rising electric bills and other costly household expenses. None of these money-saving tips are particularly costly, but each of them can contribute to turning your home into a more comfortable place to escape the blazing summer sun. Replace your air filters in your air conditioner and vents. Accumulated dust, dirt, and other allergens can all cause your system to work less...
Should You Insure While You’re Young?
Posted: July 7, 2022
Regardless of your age, if you are married or have children, the benefits of life insurance are obvious: you want to continue to provide for your loved ones should the unexpected occur. If you're young, healthy, and single with no dependents, getting life insurance may be the furthest thing from your mind. No one likes considering their own mortality, especially in their twenties, when this...
Five Home Improvement Tips to Make Your Home Safer
Posted: July 6, 2022
It’s impossible to prevent every accident or disaster, but there are some simple steps you can take that will go a long way to protecting your biggest investment. Know your shut-off valves. Few people know where the emergency shut-off valves are located for gas, water and electricity. Take a moment and find them, and make sure everyone in your house knows where to find them. Pro tip:...
5 Customized Emergency Kits to Weather Any Disaster
Posted: July 1, 2022
Emergency Kit for Power Outages When the power goes out, immediate concerns involve food and safety. (Read more about how to manage a power outage.) If a power outage is two hours or less, don’t worry about losing your perishable foods; an unopened fridge will keep foods cold for about four hours. Here are some helpful things to have on hand: Inexpensive Styrofoam coolers preserve...
