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Getting Ahead
3rd Quarter 2020


In this issue:

School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians

101 Staycation Ideas for This Summer

Make Your Home Winter Ready

School Decision-Making Tool for Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians
 

 

Back to schoolMany parents, caregivers, and guardians face new and difficult choices about how their child will return to school in the fall, such as deciding between in-person and virtual learning.

This tool is designed to help parents, caregivers, and guardians weigh the risks and benefits of available educational options to help them make decisions about sending their child back to school. It is organized to provide parents and caregivers with:
  • Information on COVID-19 and why safely reopening schools is so critical.
  • Tools to:
    • Help you assess your child’s and your family’s risk of COVID-19;
    • Consider factors that will help you make a choice, if offered, of instructional format (e.g. virtual, in person, or a hybrid option); and
    • Prepare for the school year, regardless of format.
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101 Staycation Ideas for This Summer
  PoolSummer isn’t canceled. If we’ve learned anything about life from the past few months of staying in, it’s that we can adapt to new ways of working, playing, parenting and now … vacationing! If you've been self-isolating, take the chance to break free from your quar-routine, and don’t let being mostly housebound get you down.

From our remote working spaces across the U.S., NerdWallet's content team came together to compile this list of ideas for how you can spend your staycation. Some of these may be similar to activities you already do on a day-to-day basis while you’re staying at home, but we recommend using these as inspiration for a loosely planned "vacation" from your normal routine. Set aside a day (or several) on the calendar, make an itinerary, gather the materials and then spend your staycation having new experiences and making new memories.

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Make Your Home Winter Ready
 

ColdGetting yourself ready for winter is a snap. Gloves? Check! Scarf? Right here. But readying your home for a long, cold season is another story. So, until someone invents a turtleneck sweater you can put around your house when it gets cold, there's some organizing to do. We've got the tips to help you.

Organizing your home for winter can seem like an annoying and perhaps unnecessary chore. But the financial benefits will outweigh any feelings of being "put out." Winter heating costs can skyrocket if your windows are poorly insulated, your plumbing breaks, or if the heating system is out-of-date. Ensuring your home is prepped properly can save you a nice chunk of change while protecting your property for years to come.

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