It’s just rain — how much impact can it really have on your driving? The answer: a lot. You’re likely to experience lower visibility, reduced traction and increased difficulty in handling your car both during and after a rainstorm. Add flooding to…
Identity Protection Tips for Tax Season
What’s the most important number for you this tax season? The amount of your refund? The amount you owe? The number of hours spent poring over all the other numbers? All of those are pretty important, but none of them…
What to Do After a Car Accident in Winter
Freezing temperatures, gusts of wind, patches of ice – winter can be a horrible time to be on the road, especially if you’re on vacation and aren’t used to driving in winter conditions. And, it’s an even worse time to…
How to Avoid Animal-Vehicle Collisions
About 2 million times every year, animals and cars collide on U.S. roadways — often causing serious and even fatal injuries to drivers and passengers, along with about $1 billion in damage, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And,…
Resolution Kick-start:
Happy New Year! We know this is the time of year when most tend to reflect upon the year ending and look ahead to the new year for change and revitalization. Most of us think about getting healthy and eating…
Thrifty Security: Burglar-Proof Your Home for the Holidays
It’s not unusual, when you set out on that holiday trip, to look back at the house a little nervously. Sure, you remembered to lock the doors, but just how secure are things? What might happen while you’re away? One…
Safe, Secure Shopping: Tips for Black Friday
It’s become almost as much a part of Thanksgiving as turkey and football: Black Friday, the morning-after (or in some cases evening-after) shopping spree. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, an event in its own right. Unfortunately, the…
Your Home Maintenance Checklist for Fall
Fall brings more than just changing leaves and shorter days. In many areas, it also comes with a shift in weather conditions that can have a serious impact on your home. And, don’t forget, winter is right around the corner,…
Privacy Protection For The Next Generation
ACE Privacy Protection® If you are conducting business in the modern age, chances are that some if not all of your data is contained on your computers or off-site servers. A potential risk is at hand and raises the question…
4 Ways to Help All Children Have a Great School Year
It’s back-to-school time, and, if you have school-age children, your household is likely bustling with activity and filling up with books and backpacks. There are other households and school districts in your community, however, that have limited resources and could…