How to Make Sure That Your House is Protected Against a Hurricane
While you cannot control Mother Nature, you can follow these three simple steps to protect your home during a hurricane. [read more]
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Home Advice
Keeping You And Your Home Safe In A Tornado Or Hurricane
Disaster can strike at any given moment, especially if you live near an area prone to hurricanes or tornadoes. Here are some tips to keep you and your home safe during these disasters. [read more]
Education
Hurricane Preparedness – Help Protect Your Family Before a Natural Disaster with These Simple Steps from our Friends at Ready.gov
Are you ready for whatever Mother Nature might dish out? According to a recent survey from the folks at Ready.gov show that nearly 60% of respondents do NOT have a household emergency plan with instructions for [read more]
Home Advice
8 Ways to Transform a Used Home – A Comprehensive Guide
Transforming a used home offers homeowners the opportunity to breathe new life into their living quarters. Here are 8 tips to help you transform your space! [read more]
Income and Expenses
The Importance of Location in Real Estate Investing
When investing in real estate, location plays a significant role in determining the value of a property. [read more]
Travel
Naples Florida Living: Condos Near a Special Beach
Naples, Florida has about 280 days of sunshine and if you can weather the hurricane season, you won’t find a more lovely place to live and enjoy outdoor activities. [read more]
Home Advice
What Makes a House Feel Like Home?
If you’re struggling with what makes a house feel like home, follow these ideas we are sharing today. [read more]
Home Advice
How To Weather-Proof Your Home
Whether you are planning to put your home up for sale or simply preparing for expensive home repairs later down the line – it’s important to know how to weather-proof your home. [read more]
Blog
Why Is Storage Insurance Important?
Items typically placed in a storage facility are ones that people can’t let go of but no longer have room for in their home. Some are exceptionally valuable or cannot be easily replaced. If they were in your home, they would be covered by renters or homeowners insurance. Storage insurance is equally important to protect your items. [read more]
Tech
Technological Advancements to Fight Fires & Natural Disasters
Technological advancements to save lives during a fire or other natural disasters have come a long way to recover people trapped inside. [read more]
The Contacts Every Household Needs on Speed Dial
There are essential contacts every household needs on speed dial to keep your household running. These are some of them. [read more]
Starting Over After a Disaster at Home
A disaster at home is something you need to take time to process. Give yourself time to think and work through this process. [read more]
Reducing the Risk of Flood Damage to Your Home
A leak or a flood can be one of the worst things to happen to your home. We’ve got several tips to reduce the risk of flood damage to your home. [read more]
Home Advice
6 Ways to Prepare Your Home for a Summer Storm
Summer storms can be the most destructive. Follow the advice here to protect your family and home. [read more]
Batten Down the Hatches!
Protecting your home against wind damage can seem trivial until you have to deal with the damage. Here’s how to protect your home and batten down the hatches! [read more]
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Water Damage Signs to Watch Out For
Water damage develop in varying time frames and in different magnitudes. That is why early detection and prevention is important for the restoration and maintenance of properties due to water damages. [read more]
Gauge How Much to Water Your Central Texas Lawn
Live in Central Texas? Here is how to gauge how much water your lawn needs after the lengthy drought and sudden deluge of rain from the recent hurricanes. [read more]
Travel
Summer Trip to Mexico? Here’s What to Expect
Mexico is not the most popular tourist destination for summer vacationers; however, there is much to do and see during the summer. We’ll tell you the what and the where to make your vacation sizzle with excitement! [read more]
Book Reviews
Friday Finds #11
In this week’s edition of Friday Finds we have southern vacation destinations, books for your summer reading list, movie selections for family movie night, a bourbon-flavored chicken wing recipe, how to prep for hurricane season and put together a disaster preparedness kit. [read more]
Home Advice
Feel Safe In Your Home All Year Round
Your home is a haven for your family. A place where they should feel safe. Make sure you’ve dealt with these 5 items and your family will feel safe at home all year round. [read more]
Money Management
5 Financial Situations Your Family Should Prepare For
Major life events can have a devastating effect on your family finances. These are 5 major events your family should be prepared for and plan ahead for to protect your finances. [read more]
The Pros & Cons Of Living In A Storm-Prone Area
Who would want to put down roots in a community that may be destroyed by something as fundamental as the weather? Is it ever worth the risk? If you have found yourself contemplating these questions while considering a move, then you will find it helpful to look through the pros and cons of living in the storm-prone regions. [read more]
Eats and Drinks
Mardi Gras Celebrations with Sparkling Ice
We have two great recipes from our friends at Sparkling Ice for a Hurricane Snow Cone and Sparkling Ice Glazed Beignets to help you celebrate Mardi Gras in style! [read more]
Raising a Family
Is Your Family Prepared for a Disaster?
When a natural disaster strikes, your family needs to be prepared. Here are a few tips on what to include in your disaster preparedness kit for the entire family! [read more]