Managing a household budget can be tricky if you are not able to document all the details about your average monthly spend. Many homeowners keep a list of electric, telephone, mobile phone, care givers, groceries, water, mortgage and car expenses. But many people forget about their home maintenance spend, their insurance fees and home repair costs throughout the year. These activities either pop up unexpectedly or they are not monthly expenses and are forgotten because they happen periodically. These are just a few expenses that are forgotten when it comes to overall home management. Looking at five key areas of finances that directly impact your home will help you have better visibility and understanding of your home that can help you make better decisions that pertain to one of your largest assets. Read More
HomeZada Tip: Print an Estate Planning PDF
Last week, we showed our users how to protect their loved ones with distribution details which meant that all HomeZada users can track how they want their items and contents within their home distributed. HomeZada users can assign distribution to family, charities, trust or any other entities that deserve your belongings. This process is recommended when you are estate planning.
Identifying where you want your items to go and to whom and any details about those items is step one in estate planning. Once you have identified these details, it is time to print a PDF Read More
HomeZada Product Tip: Protecting our Loved Ones with Distribution Details
Loving our family and the memories we made with them in our homes is important. Loving our homes and the items in our homes is also something that we take pride in. Sometimes our family members are interested in the items that we have secured over the years as they become family heirlooms or treasures to be cared for by the next generation. Prior to moving onto our next phase of life, we have an opportunity to indicate our distribution details methods for the items that we have acquired over the years. Distribution details of our prized possessions to a family member, a charity or any other entity is still in our control Read More
Getting Prepared for any Situation
September brings us to the beginning of fall and getting everyone organized for all the upcoming holidays and school year! Along with this time of year, we have an opportunity to get our homes organized and prepared for any situation. September marks National Preparedness Month by FEMA. FEMA is committed to helping people get prepared for any situation but specifically looks at preparing for natural disaster related situations and I help by offering programs that are proactive during the month of Read More
Learn from Home Inventory Expert, Tricia Hoekwater
This week HomeZada was lucky enough to chat with Tricia Hoekwater, founder and president of Uniquely Yours Digital Solutions: Certified Home Inventory Expert and Digital Organizer. As an inventory specialist, Tricia speaks to senior organizations and non-profits about the importance of creating a home inventory and assists her clients with documenting the contents of their most prized asset – their home, as well as, how to declutter and create a digital library of their photos and papers. Read More
