There is facial recognition software that will name your friends and ask you if you want to tag them on your social media profile. You can text someone a message from half a world away, and you can play a video game with a complete stranger on another continent. Technology has accomplished so many amazing things in the past 20 years, but there’s still no way to bypass our own…

A problem that we all face today is how to get the whole family to sit down for dinner – at the same time! We all seem to be so busy and going our different directions, but did you know that kids and teenagers who sit down for family meals 3 or more times per week are less likely to engage in risky behaviors? A recent study, done by Columbia…

A popular way to ensure that end-of-life arrangements are taken care of is to purchase prepaid burial plans, also known as pre-need plans as you are paying for the services before they are needed. Most of these plans are established through funeral homes or cemeteries and involve outside companies holding money that is paid in trust or through an insurance policy. Prepaid funerals spare families from having to make difficult…

People purchase things online all the time – washing machines, shoes, cars, food, why not life insurance? Most life insurance websites, including this website, don’t allow you to purchase life insurance entirely online. Why not? In short, it’s because life insurance agents can help you in ways that your computer can’t. Read the following three reasons that having a life insurance agent is better than buying a policy online. Life…

By Alex Veiga-May 16, 2014 The Associated Press   Few personal milestones compel someone to buy life insurance coverage like becoming a parent. In the event of an untimely death, life insurance can serve as a financial safety net to ensure there’s money available to pay for everything from medical bills to a home mortgage and the future college education costs. Many Americans have taken steps to line up such…