Leave it to the money gurus to prepare a list of free or relatively inexpensive ways to fortify your home before a hurricane. Kiplinger's article "6 Steps to Protect Your Home from Hurricanes" offers a succinct list of 6 tasks to tackle before hurricane season/cold weather storms hit your area:
- Brace your garage door to prevent more-extensive damage.
- Secure your windows and doors.
- Protect your roof.
- Trim your trees.
- Take inventory.
- Update your insurance.
Now, these are not exactly the types of organizational projects that are going to make you spring out of bed on a Saturday because you can't wait to get started. These are the kinds of no-brainer things you should be doing but keep putting off. They're work, but they're work that could save you money, and that's always something to spring out of bed for.
Ways to spice these up a little bit? Plan a small reward for yourself (Hello, Pumpkin Spice Latte) after tackling the insurance or inventory tasks. Enlist friends and your beverages of choice for the outdoor jobs. More how-to and motivation at Kiplinger.
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