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Insane Inflatable 5K Coming to Houston!

September 8, 2017 By: Nanette

This is a sponsored post in conjunction with Insane Inflatable5K. However, thoughts/opinions in this post are 100% my own.

Hey, Houston! It’s time to get your running shoes on. The Insane Inflatable 5k Race is coming to town Saturday, November 18th!

What’s the Insane Inflatable 5K?

It’s the only 5K run that includes fun inflatables throughout the course. Running through inflatables! How fun is that?

A 5K made for everyone!

Whether you’re a seasoned runner who wants to add a little more of a challenge to your run or a casual runner looking to add something new to your run this is a great way to do it.

Don’t worry if you are a wanna be runner but you just can’t seem to get yourself off the couch (like me) ’cause the idea of running seems too daunting, this race is for you too! It doesn’t seem near as daunting when you add some fun like inflatables to it does it?

Just imagine 3.1 miles with more than eleven inflatable obstacles before you reach that finish line. That’s more than 11 opportunities for challenging yourself and I’ll bet a lot of laughs too. Who doesn’t love to laugh?

When was the last time you climbed over and through inflatable obstacles? Remember how fun that was? Well, that was too long ago.

The inflatables, some as tall as 26 feet provide lots of challenges like “Ball Maze”, “Crash Course” where you dodge and push yourself through hanging obstacles and “Finish Line” where you’ll dodge wrecking balls, towers, climb rope ladders and slide your way to victory and your 5K medal!

Sounds like a blast!

So what are you waiting for? Grab a friend, get more information about the Insane Inflatable 5K and register at www.insaneinflatable5k.com

Hurricane Preparedness Wireless Tips

June 13, 2017 By: Nanette

As hurricane season is underway, being prepared is vital. We keep a lot of the typical things we think of in emergency kits but you might be forgetting something that has become so mainstay to our daily lives we don’t even think about it – our cell phones!

We use our phones and tablets daily, let’s not forget how important they can be in an emergency situation as well.

Weather widgets and local TV stations’ apps for smartphones and tablets can keep you updated on what the weather is doing if you’ve lost power in your house and can’t watch the news.
Limit non-emergency calls to conserve battery power and free up wireless networks for emergency agencies and operations.

Send brief text messages rather than making voice calls for the same reasons.

Don’t leave the house without car-chargers to ensure you have back-up power.

Keep phones, laptops, batteries, chargers and other equipment in a dry, accessible location.

Forward your home phone calls to your wireless number if you have to evacuate.

Add a phone car charger to your emergency kit.

To help you be prepared I wanted to share this Disaster Supply Checklist with you from TexasPrepares.org. You can print it out directly from their site. Let’s all stay safe and be prepared this hurricane season.

PurePoint Financial Asks: What Are You Saving For?

June 9, 2017 By: Nanette

This post is Sponsored by PurePoint Financial.

What are you saving for? Maybe it’s a dream vacation, fulfilling a bucket list item or your child’s college fund, no matter what it is we are all actually saving for the same thing: the future.

Unlocking the Doors in Houston

Perhaps you’ve noticed the red doors that have popped up across Houston over the past week. Wondered what they are, who put them there and why? PurePoint Financial is behind the “Unlock Your Future” red door art installations. They have placed red doors at various locations throughout Houston.

What were behind the locked red doors?

The red doors were unlocked to display murals inspired by what Houstonians are saving for. Local Houston artist Michael Rodriguez created three murals in just 5 days. Impressive! Be sure to see them while they are still open. You can find them at the Galleria and at the Houston Aquarium.

48% of Houstonians say a dream vacation is what inspires them to save while the other 47% are saving for college tuition or medical expenses.
The other doors about town depicted two of the other things Houstonians are saving for which were health and wellness related and for the purchase of a home.

Unlock Your Future with PurePoint Financial

What’s so different about PurePoint Financial? Well, I’ll tell you, PurePoint Financial is a new hybrid digital bank for serious savers. Honestly, I didn’t even know a savings bank existed. PurePoint Financial is today’s way to save – online, via the phone or in person. With online banking 24/7 access from a computer, tablet or mobile devices it provides all the conveniences today’s savers need. Want to save but have so many questions floating around in your head that you don’t even know where to start? Ask the advisors at PurePoint Financial.

A $10,000 Sweepstakes!

Did you know that every family should have at least $10,000 in savings? Personally, I didn’t know that was the recommended amount. I also learned that 3 out of 4 families don’t have $10,000 in savings.

Wouldn’t $10,000 be a great boost to your savings to get you closer to your goal? Of course, it would. That’s why I wanted to tell you about the $10,000 sweepstake PurePoint Financial is holding at their three Houston Financial Centers located at:

Boulevard Place, 1800 Post Oak Blvd, Houston
Champions Forest, 5503 FM 1960 Road West, Houston
Crossing at Tel Fair, 310 S. Hwy 6, Sugar Land

Want to enter to win the $10,000 sweepstakes? You can, simply by visiting one of the three Houston PurePoint Financial Centers and entering there. You don’t even have to open an account to enter. But do it soon because the sweepstake ends on June 16th.

How to Make a Savings Goal a Reality

It can be really difficult to save that kind of money. So how do you do it? What can help us get there? I’m in the same boat you are, how do we make our goals a reality?

It was recommended to make your savings goal visual. What I mean by that is, let’s say you want to save for a dream vacation. It’s not enough to just have a photo of your dream location. You need to make it more real than that. Plan it out. Where will you stay? How long will you be there? Get really specific. Price it out and see how much you really need to make it a reality. And then figure out how you can make that happen.

Find little ways to cut back on unnecessary expenses like going out for coffee every day. If you really think about it (grab a calculator and actually total it up), how much could you actually save by not buying a cup of coffee every single day? Stop yourself when it comes to impulse buying. If we really put in enough effort, we could save a lot more money than we are now. We just need to be more conscientious of our spending and work more towards our financial goals. And we can if we do what was recommended, make your goal visual, make it real.