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Three Items To Have In Your Home In Case of Fire 

January 13, 2023 860 by Andrea Weckerle
Three Items To Have In Your Home In Case of Fire 

Every year, there are an average of more than 3500,000 home-based fires in the United States, accounting for 92% of all civilian fire deaths. Top causes range from cooking incidents and heating and electrical malfunctions to smoking and candle...

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How to Prepare In Case You’re Stranded In Your Car This Winter 

December 7, 2022 873 by Andrea Weckerle
How to Prepare In Case You’re Stranded In Your Car This Winter 

You checked the weather the night before. In the morning, you checked it again on your phone’s weather app. The snow storm wasn’t supposed to hit until later that evening, giving you plenty of time to make it home safely. But despite your best...

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Anywhere It Can Rain It Can Flood: Calculating Your Home’s Risk

October 25, 2022 902 by Andrea Weckerle
Anywhere It Can Rain It Can Flood: Calculating Your Home’s Risk

Our home isn’t just a place where we store our belongings and sleep at night. It’s also where we can take a break from the outside world, unwind, and be ourselves. In other words, a place of refuge and safety.  But disasters like flooding can...

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Planning Now for Later: After Death Options

July 27, 2022 757 by Andrea Weckerle
Planning Now for Later: After Death Options

People often try to avoid the subject of death, especially their own. But death’s inevitability is an opportunity that allows each of us to plan ahead and make sure we have a say in what happens before and after. It also alleviates the burden on...

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Go Bag Basics for Beginners

June 28, 2022 701 by Andrea Weckerle
Go Bag Basics for Beginners

A go bag is one of the most important things you can create for yourself and your family. In an emergency, you need to be prepared to fend for yourself until help arrives. What is a go bag? A go bag is a pre-packed portable bag which contains the...

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Planning for Contingencies with an Advance Healthcare Directive & Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care 

June 14, 2022 717 by Andrea Weckerle
Planning for Contingencies with an Advance Healthcare Directive & Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care 

Thinking about “what ifs” can be uncomfortable. It requires us to acknowledge that there might come a time when we are unable to speak for ourselves, whether that’s temporary and for only a short time, or whether it’s for a longer duration and...

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Protecting Yourself with a Comprehensive Home Inventory 

June 1, 2022 552 by Andrea Weckerle
Protecting Yourself with a Comprehensive Home Inventory 

Maybe you’re wondering whether you need a home inventory list. After all, you already have homeowners or renters insurance, so that should be enough, right? Well, not exactly.  Rather than frantically trying to document everything when you...

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An Evacuation Checklist Will Save You Precious Time in an Emergency

May 24, 2022 507 by Andrea Weckerle
An Evacuation Checklist Will Save You Precious Time in an Emergency

As mentioned in a previous post, an evacuation checklist is an important part of every home’s emergency plan.  It will save you precious and possibly even life-saving time if you’re caught in an emergency and need to leave. The...

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Planning Ahead is a Gift You Bestow on Your Family

May 16, 2022 494 by Andrea Weckerle
Planning Ahead is a Gift You Bestow on Your Family

As we get older, saying goodbye becomes more frequent. First we lose beloved companion animals, whose lifespans are often much shorter than our own. Then we lose our parents, other members of our extended family, and eventually cherished friends...

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Things to Consider When Creating Your Home Emergency Plan

May 3, 2022 448 by Andrea Weckerle
Things to Consider When Creating Your Home Emergency Plan

Whether you live in an urban, suburban, or rural environment, and whether your household consists of adults, children, companion animals, or a combination thereof, every home should have an emergency plan. 🏠  Customize the plan to your unique...

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Do Now What Needs to Get Done So You’ll be Ready Later

March 1, 2022 382 by Andrea Weckerle
Do Now What Needs to Get Done So You’ll be Ready Later

On the global stage, there’s no shortage of problems that need addressing. Yet often people refuse to look reality in the face, preferring to coast along and pretend nothing is happening until they’re forced to pay attention or an issue impacts...

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Being Ready is a Combination of Mindset and Action

January 1, 2022 578 by Andrea Weckerle
Being Ready is a Combination of Mindset and Action

Philosopher Heraclitus said, “the only thing that is constant is change.” Indeed, the last several years have witnessed change happening at an incredible speed.  Change is often coupled with uncertainty, which can be disconcerting. Feeling...

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