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Use this guide to get your classic car out of storage this spring. Classic car owners, spring has sprung and it's time to bring your car out of winter storage. It's important to take some precautions when taking your car out for the first time. If your car is more than a few decades old, some extra...

What you need to know about the EMV credit card that will soon be in your wallet. EMV stands for Europay, Mastercard, or Visa and is the global standard for cards with chips and technology used to authenticate chip transactions. These cards have been developed for even more added security, protecting...

If you're updating your home inventory, these apps can help. Can you name every item you own and roughly what it's valued at? Unless you have a photographic memory, you probably couldn't list everything you own. So if a disaster strikes, like a large fire at home or a hurricane, you might run into...

Your guide to getting health insurance if you missed the open enrollment deadline. If you missed open enrollment, you may not be aware that you have options to get you and your family covered for costly medical expenses.  You may still get hit with the fine when taxes come around, but at least you'll...

4 ways to succeed at following through with your New Year's goals. 2016 is going to be your year, but it's only been a few weeks and keeping those resolutions might be getting tough. It's hard to establish new patterns in our life.  Anyone knows that.  It's important to remember what these resolutions...

Top 3 reasons to keep your employees happy with great benefits. Having productive and happy employees is a major component of a successful business.  In order to stay effective, we all need incentives to continue to work hard.  Employees notice when we go out of our way to give them more than the law...

Icicles got you down? Here are some great tips for preventing ice dams. Ice dams can cause serious harm to your roof, but they can be stopped with a little bit of understanding and preemptive action. The basic concept is simple.  Keep the roof the same temp as the eaves.  Upping the ventilation, insulating,...

Is your glass half empty or half full? There's good news for people who are undoubtedly optimistic: better health and a better life! If you're Debbie-Downer and always assume the worst, you may want to shift your focus to more positive thinking. In the depths of winter, it can be easy to slip into negative...

Planning your holiday vacation? Tight for money? Consider these places! Now that we're into 2016, many are planning their next holiday to look forward to the upcoming year. As it turns out, January is often a month of financial troubles, struggles, and penny-saving. If you're an eager traveler, visiting...

Staying focused on the roads is the only way to drive! The dangers of distracted driving are well-known at this point. Anything from cell phones to futzing with the radio, to applying your make-up, can shift your focus from the road. Unfortunately, newspapers, magazines, and the internet host daily...