Make Your Home a Sanctuary – Even If COVID-19 Arrives on Your Doorstep
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8 Tips for a Successful Home Renovation
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(StatePoint) Thinking of remodeling your home? From safety and security to product and contractor selection, there are many factors to consider.
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Healthy, Safe and Affordable Home Cleaning Tips
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(StatePoint) When it comes to keeping your home healthy, safe and clean, it’s all about balance. Using the following tips, you can make 2021 the year you perfect your cleaning technique affordably:
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Need Mortgage Relief Due to COVID-19? Here's What to Know
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(StatePoint) As the pandemic continues to affect Americans across the country, many are facing financial hardship.
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New Research Highlights Cybersecurity Threats as Workforces Go Remote
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(StatePoint) The business landscape changed significantly in 2020, and new research suggests that cyber criminals took note.
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Keep Your Home Network Secure With These Simple Steps
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(StatePoint) Working and learning from home is the new norm for millions of American families. They’re engaged in a daily juggling act, making sure everyone has the bandwidth and privacy to complete their work, whether it’s the latest algebra assignment or the monthly all-staff meeting. Add in streaming services, online shopping and an assortment of other digital activities and it’s easy to see why cybersecurity might become an afterthought.
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Helpful Winter Weather Tips From the Meteorologists
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(StatePoint) Preparing for unpredictable winter weather? Take stock of your home, vehicle and planning tools to ensure your family stays safe and warm all winter long.
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DIY Weatherization Tips to Keep Your Home Cozy All Season Long
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(StatePoint) As temperatures fall outside, it’s time to get ready for the chillier months ahead. Most homeowners want to keep their home cozy and their heating bills low during the winter, but struggle to keep the warmth in and the cold air out. Weatherizing can seem daunting, but there are many benefits -- from reducing drafts to lowering energy use. Follow these low-cost tips to protect your home and your wallet.
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Teacher of the Year Shares Distance-Learning Tips
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(StatePoint) School closures and hybrid learning models have forced educators, parents and students to adapt to new forms of learning; the impact of this is not to be underestimated. Teachers and parents around the country have expressed concerns about the accessibility and quality of education under these conditions.
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Want Extra Cash in Your Pocket? Try Saving on Car Insurance
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(StatePoint) When it comes to saving money, it helps to cut out smaller expenses that add up over time – like frequent lunch dates, unused gym memberships or online subscriptions. But if you really want to make a dent in your budget, you need think bigger.
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5 Flu Season Tips to Keep Your Household Healthy
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(StatePoint) Flu season is here, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s even more important than usual to take steps to avoid getting sick. Here are five top tips to help your household stay healthy:
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Ensuring Your Home Heating Equipment Operates Efficiently All Season
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(StatePoint) Want a snafu-free season of home heating? Better installation and quality service mean a longer life for your heating and cooling equipment, as well as increased energy efficiency and reduced energy bills. Not only that, regular service checks may actually detect problems before you notice them, and catching them in time may extend your unit’s life.
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Home Office Essentials to Streamline Your Work Week
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(StatePoint) If you’ve been working remotely for months, you’re likely long overdue for a home office upgrade. Having the right tools can make working from home easier and less stressful.
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Tips to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Breathe Better at Home
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(StatePoint) With more of life centered at home due to cool weather and social distancing, it’s time to ensure the space where your family spends the majority of its time is healthy and safe.
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5 Ways to Make Your Home a Healthier Place to Be
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(StatePoint) Our homes are our sanctuaries. It’s more important than ever to ensure your home is a safe and healthy environment for you and your family. Indoor air quality can have a negative effect on your health, and the air inside your home is oftentimes more polluted than the air outside. Explore five effective wellness design principles that can lead to better indoor air quality and on overall healthier home.
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Shorter Darker Days Are Ahead: Make Your Home a Haven
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(StatePoint) As more of life is centered around home, good design can help you augment and replace natural light, while creating a beautiful, productive, safe haven during the darker, shorter days of fall and winter.
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How to Choose the Best Insurance Policy for You
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(StatePoint) It’s never fun to think about the possibility of getting sick or hurt, losing a home, needing extended medical care, or even dying, but these are extremely important topics to confront when planning your financial future.
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4 Tips to Help Prevent Electrical Fires at Home
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(StatePoint) Electrical fires often occur unexpectedly in locations that may be hidden from view. As the second most common type of home fire in the U.S., more than 40,000 electrical fires occur in American homes every year, resulting in hundreds of deaths, over 1,000 injuries and more than $1 billion in property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
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Distance-Learning: What You Need to Succeed at Home
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(StatePoint) Is your family distance-learning? Having the resources you need at home can be the key to success. Here are a few tools to consider as you navigate an unusual school year:
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