FAMILY, LIFESTYLE & HOME

Avoid Thanksgiving Day Home Cooking Fires with These Tips When it comes to home insurance claims, the two biggest hazards are fire and water. So, Thanksgiving is a big “hold your breath” moment of the insurance industry because the holiday produces a bunch of home cooking fires. In fact, according to the National Fire Protection […]

Working from Home with Children During the pandemic, many of us were asked to work from home, and that came with new challenges. The least of which was how to set up our home office. Now, working from home is much more common, but we’re still learning how to be productive from home. Especially for […]

Things to Consider When Running With Your Dog In just about every neighborhood you can see teams of people walking, jogging and riding bikes. What else is there really to do while we wait-out a shelter-in-place order. If you’re a runner, then you’re likely thinking of running with your dog. Before you take Skippy out […]

How to Properly Set Up Your Home Office Prior to the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, it was estimated that a quarter of the workforce was already working from home in some capacity. This makes sense given the vast improvements in communications technology and growth in the gig economy. It’s highly unlikely this trend will decline soon. […]

Seven Tips to Protect Your Digital Identity The internet plays such a large role in our daily lives, much more than a year ago and magnitudes more than a decade ago. Today, with much of the country on COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders the internet has is even more important to our daily lives. With the increased […]

Ten Ways to Protect Against Identity Theft Do you worry about identity theft? As it turns out, many of us do. According to a 2014 Gallup Poll, “Hacking” tops the list of crimes consumers are most concerned about. As companies push more commerce toward the internet, protecting our online data is becoming big business. Even […]

Essential Pool Safety Tips for a Safe Summer Season Summertime in California is special. Long days at the beach and afternoons relaxing by the pool. No wonder so many people come to live in sunny California. If you own a pool or plan to spend some significant time around the pool, it’s a good time […]

5 Tips to Help Prevent Home Fires and Protect Your Family There are few things more devastating to a family than the destruction caused by home fires. Sure, you’re home insurance can help to rebuild your house, but some possessions, like pictures, can’t be replaced. It’s important to take some time to learn the common […]

Simple Tips to Help Prevent Home Theft If you were writing a “Home Theft for Dummies” handbook, rule #1 would be “find an easy mark.” You don’t want to be the easy mark. Below are some home theft prevention tips you can use at your home. Many of these tips are simple, easy-to-employ recommendations. The […]

Car Packing Tips for the Family Road Trip For years, we took an annual family road trip to Southern Utah. We know firsthand that summer and spring are great times to take the family on a road trip. With each trip, we created lasting memories, enjoyed new adventures, and became just a bit closer. Frankly, […]