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Who’s Your Advocate?
Who’s got your back? Who are your advocates? Broad questions, I know 🙂 Important questions when considering the importance of maintaining good health and staying on top of your finances. Yes, who are your advocates or who are those who’ve got your back? In this crazy world that turns on a dime, having someone in […]
Return Home Safely After a Disaster
Recently CalFire (ReadyforWildfire.org) sent out information about how to return home safely after a fire. This helpful information could also be used after other natural disasters (ie, tornado, flooding, hurricane, earthquake, et al). It’s important to stay informed as things “heat up” this year. NOAA.gov keeps track of Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters. The below […]
Avoid Costly Mistakes with Medicare
The Medicare program is for those 65+ in the US. Often confusing, especially if you’re still working, here are some key points to avoid costly mistakes. CNBC posted an article this week to help us. Workers who are nearing age 65 and have health insurance through their job may want to consider how Medicare could […]
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.