Tackling the Costs of a Serious Illness
If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with a serious illness, you may have already discovered that dealing with actual health issues is just part of the individual puzzle you must reassess and reassemble.
One major hurdle: paying the health care bills. However, there are solutions out there. Our guest columnist and licensed [...]
Movin’ On Up
We’re undergoing a redesign here at WhatHappensNow.com and we’re moving a few things around.
One major change will be the URLs or the links for the pages on our site (we’re shortening them!). So if you’re searching through the blog archives you might encounter dead links until we’re fully live (which should be very shortly!!).
Thanks for [...]
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
Today in Minneapolis, currently the thermometer has reached a sultry 13 degrees (not Celsius!). Cold temps are just one of the many budding signs of winter, reminding us that there’s plenty still left to come.
For instance, I just got a notice from AccuWeather this afternoon stating that the first winter storm (read: Blizzard!!) might actually [...]
Gifts That Give Back
Getting into the giving spirit this holiday season? Why not give yourself a little something too?
Someday you’ll be in need of a helping hand (especially after a major loss or disaster) and these top five gifts will certainly help you get back on your feet. Click on the links to learn more:
1. Car Emergency Kit [...]
Part Three - Insurance Riders: Do I Need One?
This is the last part of the article “Insurance Riders: Do I Need One?†written by our guest insurance blogger, Stephen Hadhazi.
How much coverage is enough? Do I need to buy extra riders to cover the contents in my home? Stephen Hadhazi, a certified public insurance adjuster, tackles the answers to these very questions:
Policy Limits [...]
Part Two - Insurance Riders: Do I Need One?
This is the second half of the article “Insurance Riders: Do I Need One” written by our guest insurance blogger, Stephen Hadhazi. Missed the first part? Read it here!
What’s the difference between replacement cost value and actual cash value? Does it really matter what coverage I have on my home owner’s policy? Stephen Hadhazi, a [...]
No Thanksgiving Food for Pets!
I spend Thanksgiving with at least six dogs, each begging to have an extra nibble of turkey or trying to lick the plates as we put them in the dishwasher.
However, certain foods can be harmful to animals. Here’s a list of a few foods to watch out for (courtesy of Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer):
Turkey [...]
Insurance Riders: Do I Need One?
By Stephen Hadhazi, our guest insurance blogger, public insurance adjuster, and publisher of DocuDamage.com
You pay your homeowners premiums on time and feel reasonably comfortable that you are well covered should disaster ever strike, right? Wrong. Even if you think you have adequate coverage, you could be drastically underinsured. The typical homeowner’s insurance policy includes the [...]
Gearing Up for Holiday Travel
According to AAA, gas prices will be high over the next week or so with no sign of declining. Avoid Thanksgiving travel speed bumps with these top tips:
1. Fill ‘er up. Heading out on a road trip next week? Fill up on Tuesday to avoid the price hikes before or on Thanksgiving Day. Get better [...]
A Friendly Reminder To…
Change your passwords! It’s important to update your passwords on a regular basis in order to keep out those pesky hackers and identity thieves.
1. Choose a “strong” password: your password should have numbers, letters and symbols (i.e. 5RT!sm345@). Why? Because these take much longer to hack (see previous post - How Strong Are Your Passwords?).
2. [...]