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Inside a Grand Rapids Apartment

Tips for Renting Your First Apartment in Grand Rapids, MI

Renting your first apartment can be stressful. Maybe you’re moving out of Mom and Dad’s for the first time, or maybe it’s your first real home after living in the college dorms. Whatever your situation, we’ve tried to make the process of renting your first apartment a little less...
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Do Roommates Count for Auto Insurance?

Whether you’re just starting your first year of college, you’re moving into your first apartment, or you’re thinking about renting out a room in your home, have you considered how your new roommates might affect your auto insurance? Regardless of if you’ve never met them before,...
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What To Do if Your Car is Stolen in Michigan

It’s an experience no one wants to go through. That sinking feeling when you step out into the parking lot and realize that your car isn’t where you left it. First, you question if this is really where you parked your car, and after inspecting everywhere nearby, you realize,...
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Health Insurance for Students 101

As a student, you lead a pretty busy life. You go to class, work at your part-time job or internship, come home at night to do homework, and go out on the weekends when you can. Money’s usually tight, but it’s okay because this is the time of your life when you’re only...
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5 Ways to Break Distracted Driving Habits

The National Safety Council reports that texting while driving causes roughly 1,600,000 car accidents a year. This doesn’t account for accidents that happened because of emailing, changing the Pandora station, or answering a phone call. Clearly, distracted driving –...
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4 Ways your Homeowners Insurance has you Covered

We’ve discussed in previous blog posts a few situations that might not be covered in your homeowners insurance, but it’s also helpful to know what is covered. Homeowners insurance is a package policy, which means it affects a lot of different things in your life, and it actually...
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9 Ways to Relieve Stress in the New Year

You live a busy life. You work long hours, have many hobbies, and it never seems like there are enough hours in your day to get everything done. While it’s great to be motivated and productive, too much stress can have a negative impact on your body and overall health, which, in...
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10 Home Security Tips

Michigan is full of rural and residential areas, places we assume are safe and secure in their own right. The problem is that burglars know this, and will often target quiet subdivisions and homes a little farther out in the country because they’re aware that these homes are...
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What is Long-Term Health Care Insurance?

Often referred to just as long-term care, the term refers to any type of care a person may need in the case of a chronic illness, disability, or any other long-term health complication. This includes skilled care that must be provided by nurses or therapists, as well as daily...
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5 Winter Home Dangers to Prepare For

Winter can be a wonderful season – snow falling, sledding and all the other popular winter activities – but it can also be dangerous. Temperatures fall below freezing, and this can present a number of issues for your home. Of course there’s the obvious shoveling,...
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