Summer is gone, long gone. Cold winds and icy mornings announce the inevitable arrival of winter. Just as our lifestyle changes with the seasons, so should our homes. It’s about time to bring out your winter woollies as this is…
Author: Anca Gagiuc (page 5)
Rising U.S. Renters
Homeownership has been declining in the U.S. over the last decade. The foreclosure crisis turned millions of homeowners into renters and the tight housing market makes it impossible for the majority of renters to buy homes. Demographic shifts, such as…
Freelancers and Insurance
Freelancing is on an upward trend. The number of U.S. workers in home offices reached 55 million in 2016, up from 53.7 million the year before. Making up 35 percent of the workforce, the segment collectively earned $1 trillion last…
Packing Hacks for a Stress-Free Move
Maybe you’re moving away for college, or maybe this is your first move on your own. Whatever reason you have to move, make it a happy process, even though it is hard to understand how packing an entire house and…
Hurricane Preparedness
First there was Harvey with its Category 4 rank in the world of mighty hurricanes; estimates suggest its damage costs are on par with Katrina’s. Now there’s Irma, already a Category 5 hurricane, making its way towards the southeastern coast…
Roommates and Insurance
Renters insurance is a complicated topic, with policies and laws varying from company to company and state to state. Even though it’s impossible to create a general guide to understanding its ins and outs, here are some things that will…
College Insurance
Insurance for renters sounds like a nice thing to have, right? But when disaster strikes, renters insurance suddenly becomes the best decision you ever made – at least as a renter. Then you start to think of it as more…
Hurricane season is on
June marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, which will last until November 30. The Tropical Meteorology Project (TMP), which specializes in Atlantic Basin seasonal hurricane forecasts, predicts 13 more named storms for 2017. Counting tropical storm Arlene, which…
Insurance And Your Life
Change is the only constant in life and when your life changes, so do your insurance needs. The complexity of the industry isn’t always easy to grasp, making it unclear what kind of insurance protection fits at a particular moment…
Wedded + Insured Bliss
Inspired by the love birds around me getting married, I took the serious responsibility to research one of the least appealing aspects of life: insurance. Homeowners and renters insurance Couples who spend their first years in a rental should consider…