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    Living in a First Floor Apartment: Safety, Pros, and Cons

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    Your Guide to Driving in a Roundabout

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    Driving at Night: How to Stay Safe

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    Medicare Questions – Answering the Most FAQ

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    Fundamentals of Estate Planning

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  • car recall

    What to Do if Your Car is Recalled

    Maintenance January 27, 2023

    An automotive recall can hit home, but the process may be relatively painless. It can be quite unsettling to discover that your car has been recalled. And it’s happening more than ever: There were over 400 recalls in the U.S. in 2022 according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Recently, the NHTSA issued...

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    What to Look for When Buying a Used Car

    Buying / Selling December 16, 2022

    In the market for a used car? Here’s what you need to know while you’re looking.

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  • Car Seats Demystified

    Car Seat Requirements Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

    Growing Your Family November 20, 2019

    Rear-facing seats, forward-facing seats, booster seats – the safety guidelines all start to blend together after a while. Here’s a simple lesson to help you navigate the age requirements, weight limits and various styles of children’s car seats. All manufacturers are required to meet the same safety regulations, so regardless of how much you spend, you can rest...

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    Car Safety Checklist: 10 Items to Check Before You Buy

    Buying / Selling March 13, 2019

    When you’re buying a car, it’s important to do your research. Fortunately, it’s easier than ever thanks to online resources like car reviews and consumer forums. However, all that information does little good if you’re not sure what you’re looking for. Shopping for a car, whether it’s new or used, means digging a little bit...

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    How to Buy a New Car the Right Way

    Buying / Selling January 23, 2019

    Car shopping can be a stressful event even for the savviest negotiator. For most people a car is the second most expensive purchase they’ll make next to buying a home — all the more reason to be prepared and have a plan for picking a car out and financing the purchase. A snap decision at...

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    How Brendan Droppo Became an Artist for NASCAR

    NASCAR June 2, 2017

     As a boy, Brendan Droppo loved watching NASCAR races with his dad. He was mesmerized by the many different colors and paint schemes; after the races, the young artist would spend hours drawing pictures of the winning cars. “Then I’d draw a second version with my own paint scheme,” he says. “I fell in love...

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  • Keep your identity safe

    Steps to Keep Your Identity Safe

    Home - Safety November 22, 2019

    In 2017, roughly 16.7 million people were affected by identity theft, totaling at nearly $16.8 billion stolen. Many seemingly harmless behaviors can make you vulnerable to identify theft: making purchases over the phone, recycling old bills or logging onto free WiFi. And simply losing your wallet or digital devices can be a golden opportunity for...

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    How to Find a Good Mechanic

    Maintenance February 13, 2019

    For car owners, a visit to an auto repair shop can cause as much anxiety as a trip to the dentist. Who knows what unforeseen problems will turn up? It’s the reason finding a reliable, honest mechanic – someone with your best interests in mind – is so important to car owners, especially those with...

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  • Creating a home inventory [Video]

    Home - Safety January 21, 2019

    If you lost all of your possessions today, would you be able to list each item and its value from just your memory. That’s the value of a home inventory. Making a detailed list of what you own ensures nothing will be omitted if you have to recall your home contents after a loss by...

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    Tips for Maintaining and Driving on a Spare Tire

    Maintenance January 24, 2018

    While most drivers realize the importance of taking care of their tires, there’s one tire that usually gets overlooked – the one in your trunk. But some people assume that because they haven’t used a spare, that it can operate like new. Accidents resulting from faulty or poorly maintained spares happen more than most drivers...

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    What is a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) and What Does it Do?

    Maintenance September 20, 2017

    VIN stands for Vehicle Identification Number, a string of characters that identifies a car. Every passenger vehicle manufactured for U.S. sale since 1981 has a standardized VIN, while the VINs on older cars may vary in length and character type depending on the manufacturer. How many numbers are in a VIN? Each VIN consists of...

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