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Think You Can't Afford Business Insurance?
Did you know that business insurance could protect you from theft, vandalism, and even embezzlement? Are you aware it could provide coverage in a fire or storm? Business insurance can protect a business from financial losses due to liability claims and even protect a business’s income after a covered loss.

Think You Can’t Afford Business Insurance? In Some Ways You May Already Be Paying For It

Is Life Insurance a Part of Your Financial Plan?
Putting together a solid financial plan is like putting together a puzzle. Get the right pieces together, and the picture becomes clear. If you are missing a few pieces, it could be hard to visualize.

Here is a look at some of the elements of a good financial plan.

Is Life Insurance a Part of Your Financial Plan? Why Life Insurance Should be a Part of Your Family's Future

What to Contemplate When Getting an Auto Insurance Quote
Getting a car insurance quote is not difficult. In fact, with our independent agents doing the comparisons for you through our network of companies, it may be much easier than you believe.

There are some important factors to consider, however, and still be aware of when acquiring auto insurance. Here are a few.

Are State Minimums Enough?

What to Contemplate When Getting an Auto Insurance Quote There's More to Consider Than Just State Minimums

Buying a Home 101
Being a first time home buyer can be a bit intimidating and even stressful. Real estate has its own language and nuances that can make it a challenge for newbies. If you've never purchased a home before, here are some basics you should understand.

Buyers or Sellers Market

A buyers’ market is one in which it is advantageous to be a buyer.

Buying a Home 101 Things First-Time Home Buyers Need to Know

Awesome Rock Band Names
The 60s and 70s didn't always have great music, but they did have some rock bands with some of the most creative names of all-time. Here are a few.

Strawberry Alarm Clock

Strawberry Alarm Clock had a string of hits that included “Incense and Peppermints” and...well, that was it. The band from North of LA had their one hit in 1967, but their name is legendary.

Awesome Rock Band Names Memorable Band Names In Rock History

Clubbing for Businesses
Most of us have our first experience of joining a club as a child. It is often with scouting or perhaps the safety patrol. In high school, we may join the chess club or yearbook committee. Even in college, there are sororities and fraternities. Clubs, however, can still be valuable as adults and business owners.

Clubbing for Businesses What Organizations Are You a Member Of?

The Power of Color
We take it for granted, but color impacts just about every aspect of our lives. Hair and eye color impact who we are attracted to and who is attracted to us. Color affects our mood and emotions. Marketers and advertisers use color to sell us products, and sports teams use it in their branding.

Is our attraction and repulsion to certain colors random?

The Power of Color How Color Affects Your Attitude and Emotions

Frustrated with Other Drivers? Blame Luigi and Princess Peach
Do you find your blood pressure rising just a bit as you strap in behind the wheel? Do you find yourself tailgating someone who pulled out in front of you or have the urge to brake check someone tailgating you? Does it seem like other drivers view speed limits, stop signs, and traffic lights as “suggestions”?

Frustrated with Other Drivers? Blame Luigi and Princess Peach How Mario Kart Has Been Shaping Drivers for Decades

It May Not Be Illegal to Go Without Home Insurance. You May Still Be Required to Carry It. Here's Why.
Most people are aware that there are minimum levels of auto insurance required to drive a car in most states. These are referred to as “financial responsibility laws” and serve to protect the insured and other drivers.

It May Not Be Illegal to Go Without Home Insurance. You May Still Be Required to Carry It. Here’s Why. Why Most Homeowners Need Homeowners' Insurance

Spoiler Alerts: Surprise Endings to Classic Movies
One of the greatest rewards for filmmakers is surprising their audience. It could be a mid-plot twist, a dramatic scene, or ultimately, an end-of-movie stunner. Here are a few films with endings that left people talking. Spoiler Alert: Even though, in some cases, these movies are decades old, this blog still contains spoilers.

Spoiler Alerts: Surprise Endings to Classic Movies Movies That Left Us Saying Wow!

One of Your Biggest Obligations as a Business Owner
When you think about your obligations to your customers, what comes to mind? Perhaps offering good products or services at a fair price. Maybe it is to be accessible with customer-friendly hours of operation. Maybe it is standing behind your products and services.

One of Your Biggest Obligations as a Business Owner Business owners have obligations that go far beyond just their business activities

Addressing Some of the Most Uncomfortable Topics in Life Insurances
Having an independent life insurance agent assist you through the purchase of life insurance has many benefits. One is that you have access to a knowledgeable professional to answer your questions...even the difficult ones. Here are some of the more difficult topics involving life insurance.

Addressing Some of the Most Uncomfortable Topics in Life Insurances The Answers to Some Tough Life Insurance Questions

Gas, Pumps, and Service Stations
Most adults have pulled into a station hundreds of times without giving it much thought. Sure, we may glance at the price sign before pulling it, but everything else becomes fairly automatic. We choose a payment method, insert the nozzle, choose our blend, and pump our gas. Pretty straight forward, right? But there is more going on there than you may realize.

Gas, Pumps, and Service Stations Interesting Details About Common Fuel Related Items and Places

Making the Most Out of a Small Apartment
There are a lot of benefits to living in a smaller space. A cozy apartment, for example, can be easier to keep clean and maintain and less expensive to heat and cool. Small living spaces discourage visitors, and you are less likely to be asked to host a party. A small apartment, however, is not without its challenges.

Making the Most Out of a Small Apartment Do More With Less Space Using These Tips

Tricks Grocery Stores Use To Get You to Spend More
It is no secret grocery stores are in business to sell you more. What is a secret are some of the tactics they use to accomplish their mission. Here are some of the strategies grocery stores use.

Higher Priced Items at Eye Level

Stores know you are less prone to reaching up or bending down.

Tricks Grocery Stores Use To Get You to Spend More Grocery Shopping? Know the Forces Working Against You.

Attorney Advertising and Your Business
Prior to 1977, state legislatures and bar associations could dictate whether attorneys and legal firms could advertise. While bar associations still have an impact on how and what their members can say on the radio, TV, print, billboards, and digital media, those in the legal profession can largely advertise their services like other professionals.

Attorney Advertising and Your Business Some Lawyers are Encouraging Customers to Hold Businesses Accountable

Improving Your Life by Improving Your Sleep: All About Mattresses
Intellectually, we may know it. We spend about a third of our lives sleeping. It would make sense, then, that we should invest in a good mattress. Yet many of us have a difficult time paying for a quality mattress.

The reason? It may start when we are kids.

Improving Your Life by Improving Your Sleep: All About Mattresses The Foundation to a Better Night's Rest

Six Car Care Tips Your Mechanic Would Emphasize
You don't need to be a trained mechanic or a do-it-yourselfer to take better care of your car. When it boils down to it, most mechanics would probably recommend you keep a close eye on six systems for your vehicle.

Oil

One of the primary ways to keep your car healthy is by changing the oil.

Six Car Care Tips Your Mechanic Would Emphasize The Surprisingly Easy Ways You Can Take Better Care of Your Car

Home Insurance “Unknown Zones”: Fences, Sidewalks, and Tree Lawns
When it comes to home insurance and your property, there are three areas that we often get questions about. Let’s take a look at these three mystery zones, your responsibilities, and how homeowner insurance can come into play.

Fences

Generally, fences are covered by home insurance like outbuildings or other structures.

Home Insurance “Unknown Zones”: Fences, Sidewalks, and Tree Lawns The Gray Areas That Surround Your Home

Items Those Under 30 May Never Have Used
If you want examples of how time flies, you only need to look at items from just a few years ago that are now obsolete. In fact, there is a whole generation of people who are under 30 years old who likely have never used some of these products.

Items Those Under 30 May Never Have Used Did You Ever Wonder If a 20-Something Could Use a Dial Phone?

Comparing Football to Running a Business
Have you ever thought about the similarities between running a business and running a football team? They may have more in common than you think. Here's a quick look at operating your own business and running a football team.

Both are Teams

This may be a bit obvious, but as a business owner, part of your goal is to build the best team possible.

Comparing Football to Running a Business The Two Share Some Uncanny Connections

Why It's Important to Review Your Life Insurance
If you are protecting your family through life insurance, congratulations. You have taken steps to relieve some financial and emotional stress in the event of your death. But it is also important to stay connected to your coverage as the years go by. Here is why.

Why It’s Important to Review Your Life Insurance Once You Buy Life Insurance, It May Not Be a Good Idea to Ignore It

Hot Rods to Tuners: Car Modifications Through the Years
It seems every generation has had their fascination with getting more out of their vehicles. The forties and fifties gave us hot rods, which gave way to the two-seater sports cars of the fifties and early sixties. Low-riders, spinners, and over-sized tires were all common features of muscle cars in the 1960s and 1970s.

Hot Rods to Tuners: Car Modifications Through the Years Every Generation Added Their Own Touches to Amp Up Their Cars

Home Insurance and Solar Power
At the end of 2020, it is estimated that 2.7 million homes had solar panels professionally installed. That number is expected to increase by about 32% annually. The reasons are easy to understand. Electric bills continue to soar with no signs of slowing. Solar equipment has not only become more reliable and durable but at the same time more affordable.

Home Insurance and Solar Power Are Solar Panels Covered Under Home Insurance?

Things That Are Hard to Find at Hotels Anymore
Staying at hotels and motels has changed dramatically over the years. Inns along the road used to advertise “air conditioning,” “Color TV,” and “Free Local Phone Calls” as features. Those eventually changed to “Cable TV,” “Room Service,” and “Swimming Pools”. Today, some items are becoming extinct, or at least, hard to find when staying on the road.

Things That Are Hard to Find at Hotels Anymore Some We are Sorry to See Go. To Others, We Say Good Riddance.

Thoughts About Naming a New Business
Do you have a small business? You probably remember exactly why you named it what you did. There are multiple approaches to naming a business, ranging from the practical to the personal. Here's a look at some of those approaches and the positive and negative aspects of each.

A Family Focused Name

Family associated names can convey a personal approach.

Thoughts About Naming a New Business How Did Your Business Get Its Name?

Can Healthcare Be Interesting?
As important as doctors, medical facilities, and medicine can be to us, mention healthcare to most people and their eyes can glaze over. A little research, however, can dig up some interesting facts about the subject.

Let us take doctors as an example. Did you know there are about 1,020,000 licensed physicians in the U.S.?

Can Healthcare Be Interesting? Some Stats Can Help Us Understand Healthcare Just a Bit Better

The Land of Misfit Cars
The land of misfit toys has been a part of the storyline of features ranging from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to the Polar Express. It got us thinking about those “swing and a miss” models of cars that were manufactured throughout the years. If there was a land of misfit cars, it may include these vehicles.

The Land of Misfit Cars Some Lovable Cars That Just Missed the Market

Bugs, Insects, Pests, and Home Insurance
We secure home insurance to help protect our investment. It provides peace of mind knowing that if there is a fire, damaging storm, vandalism, or theft, our home will be covered based on the terms of the policy. It is worthwhile to note, however, that a home insurance policy doesn't cover everything.

Bugs, Insects, Pests, and Home Insurance Creepy Crawlies Can Cause Costly Carnage

Garage Sale Bingo
If you love going to garage and yard sales, you know there are certain items that you are more likely to see than others. This lends itself to a game within the game...garage sale bingo. Here are easy to find items you want on your bingo card.

Exercise Equipment

From weights to treadmills, you are likely to at least see some exercise equipment on your travels.

Garage Sale Bingo Items You Can Expect to Find When Heading Out to Yard and Garage Sales