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Working From Home with Children

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Family, Lifestyle & Home.

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 those working from home with children. For working parents of school-age children, working...

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Simplifying These Seven Auto Insurance Terms

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Car Insurance 101.

Seven (7) Auto Insurance Terms Simplified Your auto insurance is a contract and like other contracts is can be confusing to read. It gets more complicated when you consider some of the other confusing auto insurance terms or jargon. Frankly, while some of the terms may seem “lawyerly” or even like reading a foreign language, it does not have to be. In the end, you just want to break through the...

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When is The Best Time to Buy a New Car?

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Personal Finance.

When is the Best Time to Buy a New Car? You’re thinking about buying a new car but you’re not certain it’s the right time. Sure, if you’re current set of wheels has died on the driveway, then it’s time. But if you’re simply shopping because you got a raise and are thinking it’s time for an upgrade, wouldn’t you like to know if there is a best time to buy a new car? It might help you save a few...

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Things to Consider When Running With Your Dog

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Family, Lifestyle & Home.

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 for a run, make sure to review these helpful tips to be certain your dog is ready...

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4 Simple Ways to Avoid Porch Pirates

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Family, Lifestyle & Home.

Four Simple Ways to Avoid Porch Pirates Are ready for some mind-blowing statistics? According to Pitney Bowes, there were 13 billion parcels shipped throughout the U.S. in 2018. Wow! It gets more staggering, according to Digital Commerce 360, consumers spent over $600 billion shopping online in 2019, representing a faster rate of increase than in 2018. Today, virtually everyone is shopping for...

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How to Set Up Your Home Office

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Family, Lifestyle & Home.

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. In fact, with the recent shelter-in-place orders forcing...

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How to Protect Your Digital Identity

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Family, Lifestyle & Home.

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 activity online are you doing enough to protect your digital identity? As our  dependence...

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Should I Cancel Business Insurance During Shutdown?

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Business Insurance.

Should I Cancel Business Insurance During Shutdown? If you’re one of the many businesses deemed “non-essential” and are feeling the impact of being temporarily shutdown by a shelter-in-place order, you’re seeking ways to manage your business through this tragedy. You may be asking, “should I cancel business insurance during the shutdown?” This makes sense, cost cutting is the best...

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Answers to COVID-19 Business Insurance Questions

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Business Insurance.

Answers to COVID-19 Business Insurance Questions The COVID-19 outbreak represents an unparalleled disruption to our economy, and as a result to small businesses throughout the United States. Business owners will be scrambling to respond to the rapid changes. Of course, there will be many questions regarding business insurance protection. If you have business insurance questions, we are steadfast...

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Shelter In Place Payback for Auto Insurance

Written by Scott Boren on . Posted in Personal Finance.

Shelter In Place Payback for Auto Insurance We’re all working together to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For nearly all of us this means staying at home and driving much less, and we all know this means far fewer accidents. Last week our partner Allstate announced a “Shelter-in-Place Payback” for their insureds, and that was quickly followed by similar measures by Travelers, Liberty...

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