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Open Enrollment Season is almost here!

PPO or HMO? Primary care physicians or specialists? It’s Open Enrollment Season for hundreds of thousands of people all over the nation, and employees are comparing plans to find the best value. As a business owner, you may hear the grumblings around the office, whether the complaints are about their own individually-purchased plans or even the coverage your company offers up. It’s time to gear up and brace yourself for the honest feedback your employees are going to give you

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Prep your Home for the Season With This Fall Home Maintenance Checklist

Bust out the scarves and pull out your gloves – San Antonio’s “cozy” version of Fall is here, and we’re ready for it! Being a native Texan means being excited that the weather is not in the 100s for a change. Along with the weather, we can expect the need to make some changes around the house, so we’ve got you prepared with our Fall Home Maintenance Checklist 2019. Indoors Outdoors Vehicles In the Yard In the Garage Overall, be safe this

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4 Easy Fall Crafts for Kids

Whether you’re keeping your own turkeys busy during school break, or if you’re hosting your family’s sticky-fingered little tots this holiday season, you’ll need these four easy Fall crafts for kids to keep them entertained while you attempt to have some adult time. No need to spend hundreds of dollars on toys when most of the items needed for these crafts are likely to be hiding around your home. Fall Lead & Fruit Garlands Items Needed:  Fall leaves of various colors

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San Antonio Halloween Night Safety Tips

It’s nearly Halloween night, which means you might be preparing for a night of being either the BEST candy distributor of the block or the BEST companion to wild ghosts and goblins. Either way, you’ll definitely need to keep safety at the top of mind, and we’ve got some out-of-the-box ideas to make your night safe AND fun, no matter what job you end up with.  Opt for a Well-Lit Group Event Avoid skittish neighborhood cars by visiting a well-lit

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Life Insurance through Everyday Objects

When you’re completely swamped on a daily basis with everyday life, nailing down a good life insurance policy can get pushed to the back burner more often than not. Especially when most of us would rather spend the time and money on our daily favorites, like grabbing a quick latte, or splurging on something we’ve been eyeing for a while. Of course, the cost of life insurance will vary depending on each person’s situation, but the average life insurance policy

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San Antonio Pumpkin Patches You Need to Visit this Fall

HALLOWEEN SPOOK-TACULAR AND PUMPKIN PATCH www.milbergernursery.com Milberger’s Nursery | 3920 N Loop 1604 E Aside from having rows and rows of luscious plants, trees, and gardening supplies, Milberger’s Nursery has been serving up the San Antonio community with one of the most entertaining and interactive pumpkin patches in the city. Of course, there are several sizes, shapes, and even colors of pumpkins to make everyone in the family happy, but the food, fun, and entertainment are another aspect worth going for.

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Life Insurance for Children

We get it. Even researching “life insurance for children” online feels wrong, like a crime, because it’s so scary and frankly morbid, isn’t it? Nobody on the face of the earth wants to run the possibility of losing their child through their mind, so oftentimes, parents are left with an even more sad reality on top of their worst nightmare if something as awful as a child’s death occurs. Before you feel too uneasy, there’s a light at the end

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Client Spotlight: Defy Cleaning Solutions

Because SOGO is an independent agency, our priority is you– not the insurance company. We pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our clients that last for years to come. That’s why we like to shine the spotlight on clients like Defy Cleaning Solutions who are doing big things in their businesses and communities. The Beginning With many years of experience in the cleaning industry, owner Rick Figueroa was frustrated with what he felt was a pervasive trend in the industry.

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Hygge for Everyone

Hygge (pronounced hyoo⬝guh) is a Danish frame of mind, that means “a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being,” according to the Oxford dictionary. More and more Americans are embracing the idea of hygge for their own lives, to help alleviate the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. We know not every day can be filled with Netflix and blankets, so we’ve got a few practical ways that you can enjoy hygge.

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You’re a Millennial — But You Still Need Life Insurance

We’re Millennials, and we’ve been made fun of for things like avocado toast and our Instagram posts for years now, but why are we catching such a bad rap? Perhaps it’s because those born between 1981 – 1996 have been skipping out on important #adulting, like planning for life insurance, and other policies.  The last thing we want to think about is death and dying. We have countless more vacations to take, career accomplishments to tackle, and maybe even settle

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