Washington State recently passed a new law called the Washington Long Term Care Trust Act, which requires employees to contribute a new payroll tax that will tax people’s wages to pay for some long-term care benefits in the future. The…
Washington state is imposing a temporary “emergency” ban on giving lower insurance rates to those with good credit. How will this affect you? If you have personal insurance in Washington State (auto, motorcycle, RV, home, mobile home, condo, renters insurance),…
Have you noticed prices of pretty much everything have skyrocketed lately? Gas, real estate, rental cars, airline tickets, even food! According to an article in USA Today, consumer prices jumped 4.2% annually in April, the most in 13 years! Not…
Farmer’s Markets and Vendor Fairs are very popular in the Spokane area and a great way to get started selling your goods without a large overhead. If you’re considering selling produce, food, crafts or other goods from a cart or…
Tis the season for outdoor fun and motorized ‘toys’. Motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs, golf carts, boats, jet skis… just to name a few. Risk of injury or damage to your summer fun toys or another person’s property could put a…
Starting and running a business seems like all fun and games, until you find out there’s much more to it than delivering your product or service. You have to take care of things like legal contracts, leases, licensing, B&O tax,…
Extreme weather, including wind and snow storms, and the inevitable damage they cause, are common here in the Spokane area. Trees falling on homes, fences, cars and in yards can cause some serious destruction. And possibly some liability. In this…
According to the Google dictionary, “adulting” is defined as “the practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.” Perhaps the greatest adulting tasks of all are those required to…
Shopping local is more important than ever for our local economy. Instead of shopping at big box stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Home Depot for gifts for the whole family, consider shopping at one of the many lovely gift shops…
Would you like to know how to save money on your auto insurance? Of course you would! Who wouldn’t? In this article we’ll run through several things you can possibly do to reduce the cost of your car insurance. When…
