A Blogadore

If you are the parents of a teenager who is going to be driving soon, you will want to encourage your teen to get good grades!  What do grades and driving have in common? Well, almost all insurance companies offer significant discounts for students who maintain good grades (usually 3.0 and above GPA). This discount is given from the moment you buy auto insurance for your teen if you bring your  most recent report card to the insurance agent.  Some insurance companies will also give an additional discount to your teen, if they complete specific steps that the insurance company asks them to do.  An example of this; both State Farm and Farmers Insurance ask the teen driver to watch a video and complete a questionnaire on the video they watched. State Farm also asks teen drivers to keep a driving record for one month.  Once the month is over, they are to discuss the driving record with the insurance agent. 

These are just a couple of suggestions to help keep the cost of insuring teen drivers down.  In addition to keeping the costs down, there are many other advantages of maintaining good grades!

Are you a business owner in need of financial services?  If so, did you know that Costco, of all places, offers a variety of business services to assist you in everyday operations.  Not only does Costco provide an economical means of purchasing products, it also provides many services, not many people know about.  Some of the services you might want to inquire about include: online investing, merchant credit card processing, payroll services, and business members can even order checks through Costco.  Who knew that your neighborhood Costco could provide you with more than just huge packages of paper towels?

Have you ever been hunting? There are so many people that hunt every year for sport and for the meat.

You can hunt for everything for rabbits to coyotes. If you want to hunt for big game you have to get a license. You can hunt for deer, elk, moose, antelope, and so many other different animals. Many people hunt for fun, they hunt to try to get a animal that is worth stuffing. Have you ever ate deer or elk meat? I think it is quite good. What kind of animal do you like to hunt for?

There are many gorgeous places to visit in Arizona and if you want to combine adventure, family, and nature’s beauty, put tubing in the Salt River, as #1!  The Salt River tubing trip in the Sonoran Desert is just a short drive from Mesa, Arizona in the Tonto National Forest. 

This is an inexpensive trip that family can enjoy together.  The cost is $14 which includes the tub and a shuttle bus ride.  The trip is ideal for Spring Break, as in Arizona, the temperatures are already very warm in late March and April.  Tubing may not be for everyone though, as children have to be at least 8 years old and 4ft. tall. For more information, you can visit www.saltriftertubing.com.

For years and years, “springing forward” has been done in April, normally the latter part of the month.  This year, however, you will want to mark your calendar, because, we will all spring forward in early March; the 9th of March to be exact!  Of course this doesn’t affect you if you live in Arizona, where the time always stays the same; but for the rest of the country, get used to an early daylight savings time change!