By Sven Ohlund
Senior Insurance Broker, Brush Creek Select
Insurance sucks, and everybody hates it. I get it. However, insurance is something that everybody must have, and it’s only when people really need it (which is hopefully never), that they truly...
By Charity Ohlund
I’ll admit it. I used to turn my nose up at Aldi. My mom shopped there when I was a kid, and I always remembered the lunch meat being sketchy and slimy.
But Aldi has really changed during...
By Aziza Aslanova
If you’re in the home-buying game, it’s time to talk about something that’s more essential than picking out your perfect backsplash or envisioning your dream backyard—it’s your spending habits and how they can play a pivotal role...
By Charity Ohlund
For more than a decade, I was a devoted ‘gym class’ exerciser. While I won’t name any specific gyms, you can take a pretty good guess as to where a JOCO mom might frequent. From sweat-drenched spin...
By Charity Ohlund
I’ve previously discussed the benefits of making a “secret extra mortgage payment” by simply paying half of your monthly payment every two weeks. The biggest benefits of this strategy are paying less in interest and shortening the...
By Charity Ohlund, Fountain Mortgage
Have you heard of the cool way to make an extra mortgage payment every year? No, not the one where you make a full extra payment at the end of the year. That’s not a...
A homeowner association (HOA) is typically a nonprofit corporation within a community of housing. Most HOAs exist in planned multi-unit community projects such as condominiums and townhomes or in newer developments filled with new construction. Membership is mandatory and...
By Brett Mundinger
I have many gripes with social media food culture, but my chief complaint is that anyone from amateur to professional chefs have started to focus on plating and making dishes look beautiful before seemingly all else. Both...
January: the most miserable cold of the year and and no warm weather in site. I get the feeling, but you don’t have to let January and its lack of sun beat you this year! Use the Scandinavian principle...
Hello, Wellness Warriors of Kansas City! As the cold sets in, bringing along its icy breath and frosty whispers, it’s time to buckle up and embrace wellness with open arms! Maintaining our physical and mental well-being as the mercury...
This week we wanted to share some of the emergent science behind heat exposure and sweating during sauna use. While saunas can be highly relaxing, aid in soothing aches and pains, and be a great mindfulness activity, science is...
