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Advanced Child Tax Credit
This week, changes to the Child Tax Credit will help families receive advanced payments. Beginning 15 July, the IRS will pay half the total credit amount in advanced monthly payments directly to their bank accounts. The expanded child tax credit is only for 2021. To qualify for advance Child Tax Credit payments, you — and […]
How Does HIPPA Protect Our Information?
HIPPA is often confusing. If you’ve ever wondered how it really works, let’s decipher details about HIPPA today! HHS.gov provides good information for us to understand how HIPPA really works! Most of us believe that our medical and other health information is private and should be protected, and we want to know who has this […]
Strategy vs. Tactics
The famous book, “The Art of War” was written by Sun Tzu in approximately 500 BC. The quote, “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” is instructive as you begin to decipher the difference between strategy vs. tactics. Strategy and Tactics Defined Strategy defines your long-term […]
Summer is Here!
Summer Solstice 2021 begins today, marking the 1st day of summer in North America 🙂 Happy Father’s Day! And, today is the Alz.org Longest Day Walk. Where ever you are, whatever you’re doing, enjoy the day! The Summer Solstice is the day with the longest period of sunlight. Notice how the Sun appears highest in […]
People and Kits
Disasters strike with little notice. People and kits are two things we can prepare in advance. It’s been an interesting week and weekend in Southern California. Excessive heat, two “swarms” of earthquakes and fire activity. Other areas of the country face other weather and non-weather related issues (cicada’s 🙂 Cost of Climate Disasters in the […]
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
June is the month we bring awareness to the 50 million people worldwide who live with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their families.
Navigating Care Choices is Hard Work
Why does it have to be so difficult? When we are in “the situation” of navigating care choices for a loved one, it is hard enough. Now imagine you being older and trying to navigate care choices – what comes to mind? Fix it comes to mind immediately for me!! Realistically, it is important to […]
Link Security to Your Continuity Planning
How do you plan for continuities and protect your security? The two are not mutually exclusive! Let’s take a look at strategies to help you plan for the what if’s and keep your information safe. What is Continuity Planning? At its simplest form, I define it this way: whether at home or at work, continuity […]
Define and Protect Your A$$ets!
Today, let’s define and protect your a$$ets 🙂 Those pesky little details are enough to drive us crazy sometimes! Assets, policies and beneficiaries – oh my! When the topic of life planning comes up, there are two aspects to discuss. What you have and how you designate a beneficiary (who receives it later). Asset Defined […]